Northampton and Northampton power station
Title
Northampton and Northampton power station
Description
Five vertical aerial photographs of Northampton power station by the river Nene. Prominent is a cooling tower.
Number one. Cotton End area in Northampton, centred around Bridge Street. Landmarks include Saint Leonards Road with private residences and local traffic (top), a brewery (right), the outskirts of Becket’s Park (left), and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway line with sidings. Annotated '49 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Series of the Northampton Power Station and the River Nene. A coal-powered station with a stockpile nearby (top), closely connected to the Northampton to Bradford Railway Line and the River Nene. A concrete cooling tower can be seen in the centre alongside the station itself. A storage area can be seen to the top right and a bridge over the River Nene can be seen centre-right.
Number two annotated '48 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Number three annotated '51 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'. Handwritten on the image is '156 yds 2 ft'.
Number four annotated '10'.
Number five annotated '50 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Number one. Cotton End area in Northampton, centred around Bridge Street. Landmarks include Saint Leonards Road with private residences and local traffic (top), a brewery (right), the outskirts of Becket’s Park (left), and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway line with sidings. Annotated '49 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Series of the Northampton Power Station and the River Nene. A coal-powered station with a stockpile nearby (top), closely connected to the Northampton to Bradford Railway Line and the River Nene. A concrete cooling tower can be seen in the centre alongside the station itself. A storage area can be seen to the top right and a bridge over the River Nene can be seen centre-right.
Number two annotated '48 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Number three annotated '51 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'. Handwritten on the image is '156 yds 2 ft'.
Number four annotated '10'.
Number five annotated '50 U Bi 16 OTU 2.2.43 F/5 --> RR167'.
Date
1943-02-02
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Five b/w photographs
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PDeweyR2015, PDeweyR20117, PDeweyR2021m PDeweyR2027, PDeweyR2028
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“Northampton and Northampton power station,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/32876.