| Chamber Hall Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Bury, Greater Manchester |
| Coordinates | 53°35′50″N2°17′55″W / 53.5973°N 2.2985°W Coordinates: 53°35′50″N2°17′55″W / 53.5973°N 2.2985°W |
| Commission date | 1912 |
| Decommission date | 1969 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,000 kW |
Chamber Hall Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated in Bury, Greater Manchester. It was opened in 1912 by the Bury Corporation Electricity Department. [1]
When commissioned in 1912, the station had two John Musgrave & Sons steam turbines of the Zoelly impulse type, each driving a Siemens Brothers 2,000 kW alternator, generating a three-phase output of 6,000 V at 50 Hz. The station's three Woodeson boilers were supplied by Clarke Chapman & Co. [1]
The station had its own railway siding connected to the adjacent Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway line.
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