This is absolutely one of the places I should have explored a great many years ago but simply didn't. I actually first looked at it wayyyyyy back in 2011 when I was last exploring anything on the Wirral peninsula, however back then found the fence had recently been patched up, so moved on to other better things rather than waste any more time looking for a secluded access. Things are much much easier in 2024, it is the literal definition of a walk in wheelchair access site, although you probably wouldn't manage to get a wheelchair in any of the buildings.
Central Power Station was one of three power stations built on the Wirral in the early 1900s. Central was the oldest of the three, with power being generated between 1918 and 1998 providing power for both local domestic and industrial usage, Bromborough Power Station, the second oldest, was online between 1951 and 1980 providing entirely public electricity supplies, and the third, Merseyside Power Station, was operational between 1958 and 1998. Both Central and Merseyside power stations were owned by the Lever brothers of the massive Unilever company and supplied power to their factory in Port Sunlight as well as the local area after electricity was connected to the houses of Port Sunlight in 1929. It originally contained 3 coal fired boilers and a 5 MW Siemens turbine. In 1930 the power station was expanded, with an additional 6.25 MW turbine and a further three coal fired boilers, and in 1950 it was connected to the National Grid. In addition to the original turbines, a 1.3 MW British Thomas-Houston generator was installed due to the Lever Bros factory requiring steam power for certain processes. In 1970 the oldest of the boiler sets was demolished along with a part of the boiler house, with the rest of the power station decommissioned in 1998. Everything was shortly thereafter demolished with the exception of the pumping station and the 11 kW control room, which was kept online until new facilities for electricity supply were installed by the National Grid. As of 2024 the control room, pumping station and huge storage tank are the only structures left on site, with a new factory built where the power station once stood.
No trace at all remains of either Bromborough or Merseyside power stations on the Wirral peninsula, with Bromborough being demolished in 1986 and Merseyside in 1998.
Nice and easy, no stress at all, it was nice to finally see this control room even if it's utterly ruined - I actually preferred the pumping station here though, it was very photogenic, and not covered head to toe in awful tagging.
There is one small ancillary building next to the pumping station which still contains the pipework heading down into the depths of the earth, there is an identical setup attached to the pumping station itself but without the pipework.
Thanks for looking
Central Power Station was one of three power stations built on the Wirral in the early 1900s. Central was the oldest of the three, with power being generated between 1918 and 1998 providing power for both local domestic and industrial usage, Bromborough Power Station, the second oldest, was online between 1951 and 1980 providing entirely public electricity supplies, and the third, Merseyside Power Station, was operational between 1958 and 1998. Both Central and Merseyside power stations were owned by the Lever brothers of the massive Unilever company and supplied power to their factory in Port Sunlight as well as the local area after electricity was connected to the houses of Port Sunlight in 1929. It originally contained 3 coal fired boilers and a 5 MW Siemens turbine. In 1930 the power station was expanded, with an additional 6.25 MW turbine and a further three coal fired boilers, and in 1950 it was connected to the National Grid. In addition to the original turbines, a 1.3 MW British Thomas-Houston generator was installed due to the Lever Bros factory requiring steam power for certain processes. In 1970 the oldest of the boiler sets was demolished along with a part of the boiler house, with the rest of the power station decommissioned in 1998. Everything was shortly thereafter demolished with the exception of the pumping station and the 11 kW control room, which was kept online until new facilities for electricity supply were installed by the National Grid. As of 2024 the control room, pumping station and huge storage tank are the only structures left on site, with a new factory built where the power station once stood.
No trace at all remains of either Bromborough or Merseyside power stations on the Wirral peninsula, with Bromborough being demolished in 1986 and Merseyside in 1998.
Nice and easy, no stress at all, it was nice to finally see this control room even if it's utterly ruined - I actually preferred the pumping station here though, it was very photogenic, and not covered head to toe in awful tagging.
There is one small ancillary building next to the pumping station which still contains the pipework heading down into the depths of the earth, there is an identical setup attached to the pumping station itself but without the pipework.
Thanks for looking
Excellent pics mate
