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Market Drayton Electric Light and Power Company Limited information


Market Drayton Electric Light and Power Company Limited
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryElectricity supply
Founded4 February 1902
Defunct31 March 1948
FateNationalization
SuccessorBritish Electricity Authority and the Midland Electricity Board.
HeadquartersMarket Drayton, Shropshire
Key people
R. C. Donaldson-Hudson (chairman), C. W. Clifford and A. E. Wycherley (1915)
ProductsElectricity generation and supply
Revenuesee text

The Market Drayton Electric Light and Power Company Limited was established in 1902 to provide electricity to Market Drayton, Shropshire, England and the surrounding area. It was abolished upon nationalization of the British electricity supply industry in 1948.

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