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Padiham Power Station
Padiham B in the 1980s
Map
CountryEngland
LocationLancashire, North West England
Coordinates53°47′44″N 2°19′39″W / 53.795488°N 2.327372°W / 53.795488; -2.327372
Construction began1924 (Padiham A)
1957 (Padiham B)
Commission date1926 (Padiham A)
1962 (Padiham B)
Decommission date1969 (Padiham A)
1993 (Padiham B)
Operator(s)The Lancashire Electric Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal

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Padiham Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Padiham, east Lancashire, England, which began operation in 1926 and generated power from 1927 until it was closed in 1993.

1948 Ordnance Survey map showing power lines heading south-east and then due south from the power station located on the north-west bank of the river Calder.

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