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Bradford Corporation Electricity Dept

Other Business Names:

  • Valley Power Station

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Bradford, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England

Sectors:

  • Utility services Electricity generation & supply

Notes:

Traced origins to 1889 when Bradford was first UK municipality to open an electricity generating station. Valley Power Station opened 1897. 1947 nationalised when assets vested in Yorkshire Electricity Board

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