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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 291 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chatham power station |
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Summary
Site of 1902 Chatham Power Station. The original plant consisted of three horizontal steam engines of 480HP driving 200kw DC generators.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7724 6655 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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TQ 7726 6654 Site of Chatham Power Station and Tram Depot situated on the S side of Luton High Street near the junction with Church Terrace. Built in 1902. Two open fronted brick tram sheds stood at the E side of the power station which consisted of a tall boiler house range and matching power hall, both with timber louvred clerestoreys. the gablke ends of all buildings faced the High Street and a small lean to office block seperated the sheds from the boiler house. Original plant consisted of three horizontal steam engines of 480HP driving 200kw DC generators. (1)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Robert Harley 'Maidstone & Chatham Tramways' 1994 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Robert Harley 'Maidstone & Chatham Tramways' 1994. |
Related records
| TQ 76 NE 476 | Part of: Chatham and District Tramway (Monument) |
