history:
The preparations for the power station started in 1916 when 26 acres of land were purchased, the offical opening date for the power station was in 1926. its opertators which opened the station were stalybridge, hyde, mossley and dukinfield transport and electricity board. The station began operation with three Metropolitan-Vickers 12,500 kW turbo-alternators generating at the local SHMD supply frequency of 40 Hz. Later that year the station's output was changed to the nationally agreed standard of 50 Hz. In 1935, a major expansion of Hartshead began with the first of three new Metropolitan-Vickers 30,000 kW generating sets being commissioned, followed by the second set in 1943 and the third set in 1950.
The station's concrete cooling towers were constructed in the 1940s. Coal was delivered to the plant at Millbrook railway sidings on the Micklehurst Line, situated on the opposite side of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The sidings were built in 1932 and had space to hold up to 130 12-ton wagons. Coal was fed into a hopper underneath the sidings before being transported on an enclosed conveyor belt which emerged high above the valley to cross the River Tame and canal before entering the station at a high level.
It was partly converted to oil firing in the 1960s. By 1971 the boilers had a steam output capacity of 1.52 million pounds per hour (191.5 kg/s). Steam was produced at low pressure 275 psi and 357 °F (18.96 bar and 181 °C) and at high pressure 615/620 psi and 443/449 °F (42.4/42.7 bar and 228/232 °C). In 1971 the generating plant comprised two 34 MW and one 33.25 MW turbo-alternators and the station had a rated capacity of 134.75 MW.
The station was closed on 29 October 1979 with a generating capacity of 64 megawatts. It was demolished September 24, 1989, although part of the site is still used as an electrical substation.
about my explores:
first time i went here was 27 may 2024. i went with my auntie, as a little trip out and this was when i first started my outdoor photography so the images arent great. i then went again in october with a guy on this forum and we had a picnic ontop of one of the buildings and i let him use my camera, we listened to music and laughed a lot. i then went again recently with a group of friends from college and we had a blast, messing around, singing and dancing in one of the buildings and climbing trees. it was probably my favourite time out of the 3 explores. my group had never done anything like this before and getting to show them something i enjoy and tell them a little bit about the place was really fun for me. they were interested about the main room we went into, as it had some things still around as such as the electrical boxes which have been stripped and the slopes down near the rails.
anyways heres some photos from each time i went, starting with when i went with my auntie:
heres some from when i went with the guy from the forum:
and lastly the photos from sunday:
im not one for showing faces so i used the smudge tool on photoshop for this next image but it was a cute group photo and i have to share hah
The preparations for the power station started in 1916 when 26 acres of land were purchased, the offical opening date for the power station was in 1926. its opertators which opened the station were stalybridge, hyde, mossley and dukinfield transport and electricity board. The station began operation with three Metropolitan-Vickers 12,500 kW turbo-alternators generating at the local SHMD supply frequency of 40 Hz. Later that year the station's output was changed to the nationally agreed standard of 50 Hz. In 1935, a major expansion of Hartshead began with the first of three new Metropolitan-Vickers 30,000 kW generating sets being commissioned, followed by the second set in 1943 and the third set in 1950.
The station's concrete cooling towers were constructed in the 1940s. Coal was delivered to the plant at Millbrook railway sidings on the Micklehurst Line, situated on the opposite side of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The sidings were built in 1932 and had space to hold up to 130 12-ton wagons. Coal was fed into a hopper underneath the sidings before being transported on an enclosed conveyor belt which emerged high above the valley to cross the River Tame and canal before entering the station at a high level.
It was partly converted to oil firing in the 1960s. By 1971 the boilers had a steam output capacity of 1.52 million pounds per hour (191.5 kg/s). Steam was produced at low pressure 275 psi and 357 °F (18.96 bar and 181 °C) and at high pressure 615/620 psi and 443/449 °F (42.4/42.7 bar and 228/232 °C). In 1971 the generating plant comprised two 34 MW and one 33.25 MW turbo-alternators and the station had a rated capacity of 134.75 MW.
The station was closed on 29 October 1979 with a generating capacity of 64 megawatts. It was demolished September 24, 1989, although part of the site is still used as an electrical substation.
about my explores:
first time i went here was 27 may 2024. i went with my auntie, as a little trip out and this was when i first started my outdoor photography so the images arent great. i then went again in october with a guy on this forum and we had a picnic ontop of one of the buildings and i let him use my camera, we listened to music and laughed a lot. i then went again recently with a group of friends from college and we had a blast, messing around, singing and dancing in one of the buildings and climbing trees. it was probably my favourite time out of the 3 explores. my group had never done anything like this before and getting to show them something i enjoy and tell them a little bit about the place was really fun for me. they were interested about the main room we went into, as it had some things still around as such as the electrical boxes which have been stripped and the slopes down near the rails.
anyways heres some photos from each time i went, starting with when i went with my auntie:
heres some from when i went with the guy from the forum:
and lastly the photos from sunday:
im not one for showing faces so i used the smudge tool on photoshop for this next image but it was a cute group photo and i have to share hah
