The exploration
After a few trys of not being able to access this area me and my partner finally had easy access and made our chance to explore
The area was super interesting and plenty of photo opportunities, unfortunately the place was full of litter which is a shame really.
The silo is hollow with water at the bottom. I would only recommend climbing if you have a lot of stamina and strength in your arms. Know your limits.
Beware asbestos! Take a mask please. I would also recommend gloves. There is an area you can climb under a shutter, make sure to check where the drop is.
History
Central power station (53°20'29.5"N 2°57'51.7"W) was built by Lever Brothers in 1918 to supply electricity for their manufacturing processes at Port Sunlight works. It initially comprised:[8]
In the early 1930 the Central Power Station was expanded with three coal-fired boilers and a 6.25 MW generating set. The station then had a rated capacity of 11.5 MW.[8]
In the 1950s a connection to the National Grid was installed. When local demand was high electricity could be imported from the grid, and conversely could be fed into the grid when local demand was low.
Some of the Unilever manufacturing processes required steam. A 1.3 MW British Thomson-Houston back-pressure generator was installed at the Central Station. This comprised a steam turbine fed with steam at 230 psi (15.9 bar) from the existing boilers. The expanding steam drove an alternator and discharged steam at 50 psi (3.4 bar), which was used in the works processes.[8]
In the 1970s the oldest three boilers were decommissioned and part of the boiler house was demolished. The generating plant was decommissioned in 1998[9] and most of the site was demolished, the 11 kV control room block was retained until new electricity supplies from the National Grid were installed.[8]
Photos
After a few trys of not being able to access this area me and my partner finally had easy access and made our chance to explore
The area was super interesting and plenty of photo opportunities, unfortunately the place was full of litter which is a shame really.
The silo is hollow with water at the bottom. I would only recommend climbing if you have a lot of stamina and strength in your arms. Know your limits.
Beware asbestos! Take a mask please. I would also recommend gloves. There is an area you can climb under a shutter, make sure to check where the drop is.
History
Central power station (53°20'29.5"N 2°57'51.7"W) was built by Lever Brothers in 1918 to supply electricity for their manufacturing processes at Port Sunlight works. It initially comprised:[8]
- 3 × coal-fired boilers
- 1 × Siemens Brothers 5 MW generating set.
In the early 1930 the Central Power Station was expanded with three coal-fired boilers and a 6.25 MW generating set. The station then had a rated capacity of 11.5 MW.[8]
In the 1950s a connection to the National Grid was installed. When local demand was high electricity could be imported from the grid, and conversely could be fed into the grid when local demand was low.
Some of the Unilever manufacturing processes required steam. A 1.3 MW British Thomson-Houston back-pressure generator was installed at the Central Station. This comprised a steam turbine fed with steam at 230 psi (15.9 bar) from the existing boilers. The expanding steam drove an alternator and discharged steam at 50 psi (3.4 bar), which was used in the works processes.[8]
In the 1970s the oldest three boilers were decommissioned and part of the boiler house was demolished. The generating plant was decommissioned in 1998[9] and most of the site was demolished, the 11 kV control room block was retained until new electricity supplies from the National Grid were installed.[8]
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