114:. The company was one of the pioneering power companies that were founded from around 1900. This new type of enterprise operated at a larger scale at county and regional level, rather than the local authority areas of earlier undertakings. Another power company in the East Midlands was the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company Limited established in 1901.
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The company obtained further powers under the
Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1904, (4 Edw. 7. lxxiii). This extended the period in which works on power stations should commence. Furthermore, it did not limit the construction of power stations to those sites specified in the 1902
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The ambitious plans of the
Leicestershire and Warwickshire company were to be realised through the construction of six new power stations. These were located at Glenfield (north-west of Leicester), Hinckley, Leek Wooton, Measham, Newbold-on-Avon and Whitacre. In the event these plans were abandoned
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to acquire the assets and operating rights of electricity undertakings. In addition to the
Leicestershire and Warwickshire company, it acquired the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company, the Midland Electric Light and Power Company, plus several traction or tramway companies. The
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The
Leicestershire and Warwickshire Power Company built a new power station at Emscote, Warwick in 1920. The station was built adjacent to the River Avon and was also known as the Avon station, it had a generating capacity of 6,000 kW. Operating parameters of the two stations in 1923 are
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The
Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited was incorporated in 1902. Its powers derived from the provisions of the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1902, (2 Edw. 7. cxxxi). Its aim was to supply electricity throughout the counties of
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The
National Grid was constructed from 1927. A 132 kV line provided an export route from Hinckley to Coventry and thence to the 132 kV central midland ring. The ring comprised Hams Hill, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Burton-on-Trent and Spondon.
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provided electricity to consumers in parts of the
English midland counties of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Electricity was supplied by the company from 1913 until the nationalization of the electricity supply industry in 1948.
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The company obtained further powers under the
Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1926, (16 & 17 Geo. 5. xxxiv). This increased the monies that the company may use on operation and construction of new plant.
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By 1937 the
Leicestershire and Warwickshire company was operating as a power company, by generating or otherwise acquiring electric current for local undertakings. The extent of the electricity supply is shown in the table.
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498:. The supply area of the Leicestershire & Warwickshire Power Company broadly corresponded to the Leicestershire and Warwickshire subarea of the East Midlands Board.
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Generation of electricity ceased at
Hinckley power station in 1954. The Warwick (Avon) power station continued to generate electricity until 1973.
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The Leicestershire and Warwickshire Power Company was abolished on 31 March 1948 under the provisions of the
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and little development took place. Only one power station was built at Hinckley and then not until 1913. The
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In 1912 the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Company's entire share and loan capital was acquired by the
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which nationalized the British electricity supply industry. The generating plant was vested in the
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554:"The History of Electricity Supply in Leicestershire and Rutland up to Nationalisation in 1947"
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622:"The East Midlands Electricity Board Area: Regional and Local Electricity Systems in Britain"
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664:"Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1926, (16 & 17 Geo. 5. xxxiv)"
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579:"Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1904, (4 Edw. 7. lxxiii)"
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Undertakings supplied by the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Company 1937
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Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Electricity Company
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1 × 3 MW
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British Electricity Authority, East Midlands Electricity Board
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Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited
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Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited
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Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company Limited
708:. London: Electrical Press Limited. 1952. pp. B-52.
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List of pre-nationalisation UK electric power companies
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Garcke’s Manual of Electricity Supply, 1950-51 Vol 48
143:. This company was founded in 1912 by the engineer
604:Manual of Electrical undertakings, 1914-15 Vol 18
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606:. London: Electrical Press Limited. p. 599.
154:Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited
148:Tramway Light and Power Company was renamed the
511:Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
561:Trans. Leicestershire Archaeol. and Hist. Soc
131:had an installed capacity of 1,700 kW.
494:and the distribution infrastructure in the
652:. London: HMSO. pp. E176-79, F448-53.
694:. London: HMSO. pp. E200-03, F534-9.
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150:Midland Counties Electric Supply Company
141:Tramway Light and Power Company Limited
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441:Wigston Magna, Blaby & District
767:Electric power companies of England
353:Fleckney, Kilsworth & District
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777:1948 disestablishments in England
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86:Electricity generation and supply
36:Electricity generation and supply
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690:Electricity Commission (1939).
648:Electricity Commission (1925).
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78:Leicestershire and Warwickshire
772:1902 establishments in England
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298:Barrow-on-Soar & District
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16:English electric power company
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164:Avon and Hinckley plant 1923
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720:"Avon bridge power station"
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692:Electricity Supply 1937-38
650:Electricity Supply 1920-22
309:Bedworth & Bulkington
287:Atherstone & District
742:CEGB Statistical Yearbook
552:Neaverson, Peter (2003).
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386:Lutterworh & Rugby
602:Garcke, Emile (1916).
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276:Authorized undertaker
241:Electricity sold MWh
129:Hinckley power station
488:Electricity Act 1947
230:No. of connections
191:Boiler plant lb/hr
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25:Company type
202:Generators
135:Acquisition
118:Early plans
74:Area served
756:Categories
532:References
279:Sales MWh
210:2 × 1 MW
205:2 × 3 MW
169:Parameter
101:Foundation
725:3 October
672:4 October
630:3 October
587:4 October
482:Abolition
375:Hinckley
331:Colville
65:Successor
505:See also
458:376,057
455:126,803
282:Sales £
83:Services
33:Industry
474:612,271
469:149,376
447:31,561
414:10,518
403:17,042
392:25,367
381:31,432
337:38,350
315:11,328
304:23,288
197:90,000
194:80,000
49:Defunct
41:Founded
444:2,839
436:6,701
411:1,264
400:1,642
389:2,966
378:2,545
370:7,163
367:1,077
359:6,661
348:7,826
334:3,096
326:8,829
301:2,355
293:9,151
247:6,924
244:7,179
236:6,778
233:2,890
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464:Total
225:3.83
222:2.15
123:Act.
727:2023
674:2023
632:2023
589:2023
433:815
425:997
422:101
356:739
345:871
323:743
312:814
290:706
110:and
92:The
57:Fate
44:1902
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