Description and History of Site:-
Power Station, 1896 opened by Lord Kelvin in June 1897 max output 250 kW. Shoreditch was the second authority in London to generate its own electrical power from this scheme which operated from 1891-1899. The station generated electricity from the destruction of domestic waste. To the west is the public baths using the waste water. Over the door is the motto 'E pulvere lux et vis' meaning 'light & power from dust' 'Motto' of borough also. Site had been Middlesex ironworks. The building is now occupied by the London Circus academy.
Further Reading and References:-
Supplement to GLIAS Newsletter 106, October 1986
http://www.glias.org.uk/glias/shoreditch-refuse-destructor.html
https://www.nationalcircus.org.uk/shoreditch-electric/our-building/
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Key Words :- Electric Power Refuse Incinerator
Address :- Coronet St, Hoxton, London, Greater London, N1 6HD
Grid Ref :- TQ 33104 82699
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.527524 , Long -0.082639
Local Authority :-
Islington London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1896 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 33104 82699
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.527524 , Long -0.082639
Local Authority :- Islington London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1896 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database