Westwood Power Station

Not to be confused with Ince Power Station.
Westwood Power Station
Country England
Location Greater Manchester, North West England
Coordinates 53°32′18″N 2°37′40″W / 53.538197°N 2.627654°W / 53.538197; -2.627654Coordinates: 53°32′18″N 2°37′40″W / 53.538197°N 2.627654°W / 53.538197; -2.627654
Commission date 1950s
Decommission date 1980s
Operator(s) Central Electricity Generating Board
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal-fired
grid reference SD585048

Westwood Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated adjacent to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Ince-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester, North West England. The station was constructed in 1950. It used two 314 feet (96 m) tall cooling towers to cool its water. The station was demolished in 1989.[1]

References

  1. "Westwood Power Station" (PHP). http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/. Retrieved 8 March 2009. External link in |work= (help)


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