161:
In the early 1920s the company abandoned the generation of electricity in favour of purchasing it in bulk. In 1923 it purchased 907.627 MWh to supply a maximum load was 607 kW. The revenue was £18,532, the cost was £11,547 giving a surplus of £6,985. There were 2,135 connections on the system.
157:
The total plant capacity was 524 kW in 1915. The generating plant comprised a
Belliss engine coupled to an E. C. Company generator and 3 Robey compound condensing engines coupled to Chamberlain-Hookham generators. There was 12½ miles of mains supplying 520 customers.
172:
In the late 1930s electricity was received and distributed through four sites: Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, South
Warwickshire and Warwick. There were 12,354 connections with a maximum load of 3,944 kW. Key operating data are shown in the table.
666:
The company was one of five electricity undertakings that operated over large geographical areas. Its assets were divided between two or more Area
Electricity Boards. The five companies were:
931:
417:
423:
703:
655:
The
Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited and the Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited were abolished in 1948 under the provisions of the
510:
In 1921 it offered £750,000 of shares on the Stock Market. There was a further offer of £5 million in
December 1932, and £6,500,000 of shares in March 1937.
143:
The
Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited was registered on 12 December 1881 to take over a concession for an electric lighting installation in
941:
685:
946:
936:
670:
625:
154:
The capacity of the generating plant in 1898 was 290 kW, with a maximum load of 127 kW on a low tension continuous current (DC) system.
680:
413:
However, the company also acquired the capital and controlling interest of a number of electricity and power companies, these were:
399:
675:
500:
In 1921 the company’s power stations were at
Warwick on the river Avon, Hinckley Leicestershire, and Ilkeston Derbyshire.
503:
In view of the changed scope of its acquisitions the
Tramway Light and Power Company was renamed in 1921 as the
272:
The directors were A. H. Beatty, William
Shearer, and F. Thursfield; the Chief Engineer was Percy Olver (1898).
894:
402:
with the aim of acquiring the entire share and loan capital of several tramway companies. These included:
65:
659:
which nationalised the electricity supply industry. The main distribution system was vested in the
660:
656:
165:
The total capital of the
Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited was owned by the
8:
890:
123:
was established in 1881 to build and operate an electric lighting installation in
132:
276:
144:
124:
925:
148:
128:
282:
435:
Tamworth District Electric Supply Company Limited (from 1937)
884:
704:
List of pre-nationalisation UK electric power companies
932:
Defunct electric power companies of the United Kingdom
803:
765:
690:
Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited, see
418:
Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company
507:
the company’s office was 66 Queen Street London EC4.
424:
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company
177:
Midland Electric Light and Power operating data 1937
870:"Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited".
852:"Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited".
830:"Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited".
784:"Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited".
640:
William Shearer (1932 & 1937 managing director)
432:Leamington and Warwick Electrical Company Limited,
748:Manual of Electrical undertakings, 1914-15 Vol 18
686:Electrical Finance and Securities Company Limited
505:Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited,
923:
750:. London: Electrical Press Limited. p. 703.
732:. London: Electrical Press Limited. p. 248.
730:Manual of Electrical undertakings, 1898-99 Vol 3
692:Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited
288:Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited
283:Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited
167:Midland Counties Electric Supply Company Limited
121:Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited
17:Midland Electric Light and Power Company Limited
889:. London: The Electricity Council. p. 60.
634:George Balfour (1921,1932 & 1937 chairman)
409:Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramway Company
671:British Power & Light Corporation Limited
444:The net profits of the Tramway company were:
406:Cheltenham and District Light Railway Company
448:Tramway Light and Power Co. profits 1915-20
135:of the electricity supply industry in 1948.
808:. London: HMSO. pp. E212-15, F552-577.
626:Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston
770:. London: HMSO. pp. E180-83, F454-59.
681:Edmundsons Electricity Corporation Limited
429:Midland Electric Light and Power Company,
942:Electric power infrastructure in England
887:Electricity Supply in the United Kingdom
320:Tramways Light and Power Company Limited
296:Tramways Light and Power Company Limited
947:Energy companies disestablished in 1948
631:Alfred Robert Holland (1921,1932, 1937)
396:Tramway Light and Power Company Limited
924:
745:
727:
513:The net earnings of the company were:
865:
863:
847:
845:
843:
841:
825:
823:
821:
819:
817:
815:
799:
797:
795:
779:
777:
761:
759:
757:
741:
739:
723:
721:
719:
676:Christy Brothers and Company Limited
398:was founded in 1912 by the engineer
937:Electric power companies of England
621:The directors of the company were:
13:
14:
958:
860:
838:
812:
792:
774:
754:
736:
716:
131:, England. It was abolished upon
885:The Electricity Council (1987).
903:
874:. 13 December 1932. p. 19.
834:. 29 November 1921. p. 16.
804:Electricity Commission (1939).
766:Electricity Commission (1925).
878:
788:. 13 October 1926. p. 20.
1:
709:
439:
360:British Electricity Authority
267:
169:(see section below) by 1926.
914:. 10 March 1948. p. 23.
856:. 18 March 1937. p. 22.
650:
646:Morrice Alfred Edwads (1937)
637:Sir Joseph Nall (1932, 1937)
616:
7:
697:
10:
963:
806:Electricity Supply 1937-38
768:Electricity Supply 1920-22
661:Midlands Electricity Board
138:
384:
374:
364:
356:
348:
340:
332:
324:
316:
308:
300:
292:
109:
101:
91:
81:
71:
66:Midland Electricity Board
61:
53:
45:
37:
29:
21:
910:"Electricity Act 1947".
275:Arthur Chamberlain and
746:Garcke, Emile (1916).
728:Garcke, Emile (1899).
191:Electricity sold MWh
657:Electricity Act 1947
643:George Verity (1932)
224:South Warwickshire
449:
289:
178:
18:
447:
388:Electricity supply
312:Electricity supply
287:
176:
33:Electricity supply
16:
614:
613:
498:
497:
392:
391:
265:
264:
117:
116:
954:
916:
915:
907:
901:
900:
882:
876:
875:
867:
858:
857:
849:
836:
835:
827:
810:
809:
801:
790:
789:
781:
772:
771:
763:
752:
751:
743:
734:
733:
725:
516:
515:
450:
446:
290:
286:
179:
175:
41:12 December 1881
19:
15:
962:
961:
957:
956:
955:
953:
952:
951:
922:
921:
920:
919:
909:
908:
904:
897:
883:
879:
869:
868:
861:
851:
850:
839:
829:
828:
813:
802:
793:
783:
782:
775:
764:
755:
744:
737:
726:
717:
712:
700:
653:
619:
522:Net Earnings £
442:
377:
370:
352:Nationalisation
285:
270:
210:Leamington Spa
141:
133:nationalization
94:
84:
77:
57:Nationalisation
12:
11:
5:
960:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
918:
917:
902:
895:
877:
859:
837:
811:
791:
773:
753:
735:
714:
713:
711:
708:
707:
706:
699:
696:
695:
694:
688:
683:
678:
673:
652:
649:
648:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
618:
615:
612:
611:
608:
604:
603:
600:
596:
595:
592:
588:
587:
584:
580:
579:
576:
572:
571:
568:
564:
563:
560:
556:
555:
552:
548:
547:
544:
540:
539:
536:
532:
531:
528:
524:
523:
520:
496:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
473:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
441:
438:
437:
436:
433:
430:
427:
421:
411:
410:
407:
400:George Balfour
390:
389:
386:
382:
381:
378:
375:
372:
371:
368:
366:
362:
361:
358:
354:
353:
350:
346:
345:
342:
338:
337:
336:George Balfour
334:
330:
329:
326:
322:
321:
318:
314:
313:
310:
306:
305:
304:Public company
302:
298:
297:
294:
284:
281:
277:George Hookham
269:
266:
263:
262:
259:
256:
253:
249:
248:
245:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
214:
211:
207:
206:
203:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
186:
185:Expenditure £
183:
145:Leamington Spa
140:
137:
125:Leamington Spa
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
92:
89:
88:
85:
82:
79:
78:
75:
73:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
39:
35:
34:
31:
27:
26:
25:Public limited
23:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
959:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
929:
927:
913:
906:
898:
892:
888:
881:
873:
866:
864:
855:
848:
846:
844:
842:
833:
826:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
807:
800:
798:
796:
787:
780:
778:
769:
762:
760:
758:
749:
742:
740:
731:
724:
722:
720:
715:
705:
702:
701:
693:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
668:
667:
664:
662:
658:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
623:
622:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
581:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
565:
561:
558:
557:
553:
550:
549:
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
514:
511:
508:
506:
501:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
476:Net profit £
475:
474:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
451:
445:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
415:
414:
408:
405:
404:
403:
401:
397:
387:
383:
380:see directors
379:
373:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
344:31 March 1948
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
280:
278:
273:
260:
257:
254:
251:
250:
246:
243:
240:
237:
236:
232:
229:
226:
223:
222:
218:
215:
212:
209:
208:
204:
201:
198:
195:
194:
190:
187:
184:
181:
180:
174:
170:
168:
163:
159:
155:
152:
150:
146:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
90:
86:
80:
76:London (1915)
74:
70:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
24:
20:
911:
905:
886:
880:
871:
853:
831:
805:
785:
767:
747:
729:
691:
665:
654:
620:
512:
509:
504:
502:
499:
443:
412:
395:
393:
365:Headquarters
301:Company type
274:
271:
182:Sub-station
171:
166:
164:
160:
156:
153:
142:
120:
118:
72:Headquarters
49:1 April 1948
22:Company type
317:Predecessor
196:Kenilworth
105:Electricity
83:Area served
926:Categories
896:085188105X
872:The Times
710:References
440:Operations
376:Key people
268:Key people
149:Birmingham
129:Birmingham
93:Key people
912:The Times
854:The Times
832:The Times
786:The Times
651:Abolition
617:Directors
357:Successor
188:Income £
62:Successor
698:See also
610:664,703
602:628,100
594:550,227
586:466,347
578:432,940
570:402,139
562:376,963
554:349,209
546:306,510
538:250,031
530:186,169
385:Services
309:Industry
293:Formerly
279:(1915).
255:338,647
238:Warwick
213:187,658
113:See text
102:Products
97:See text
87:Midlands
30:Industry
494:53,696
491:43,947
488:42,321
485:39,274
482:33,420
479:28,627
341:Defunct
333:Founder
325:Founded
258:74,724
244:16,512
241:78,638
227:35,721
216:43,553
199:36,632
139:History
110:Revenue
46:Defunct
38:Founded
893:
628:(1921)
369:London
261:6,586
252:Total
247:1,585
230:5,937
219:3,442
202:3,722
607:1936
599:1935
591:1934
583:1933
575:1932
567:1931
559:1930
551:1929
543:1928
535:1927
527:1926
519:Year
471:1920
468:1919
465:1918
462:1917
459:1916
456:1915
453:Year
891:ISBN
394:The
349:Fate
328:1921
233:763
205:816
147:and
127:and
119:The
54:Fate
928::
862:^
840:^
814:^
794:^
776:^
756:^
738:^
718:^
663:.
151:.
899:.
426:,
420:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.