Skelton Grange power station

Coordinates: 53°46′34″N 1°29′31″W / 53.776°N 1.492°W / 53.776; -1.492

Skelton Grange Power Station was a power station serving the city of Leeds and the surrounding areas. It was located in the Stourton area of the city. The power station was built in the 1950s,[1] taken out of use in 1995[2] and subsequently dismantled but the associated switching substation was retained and remains in use.

The powers station was designed an built by Marples Ridgway, a joint venture between Lord Marples and Reginald Ridgway.[3]

The site has had many proposals for re-use since it closed; it was considered as a site for a new stadium for Leeds United in 2001,[4] and RWE npower wanted to construct industrial warehousing on the site in 2007.[5] It was sold to the Harworth Group in 2016 who have used some of the land for their Gateway 45 project.[6][7] The site was also considered as a location for a depot for High Speed 2 rolling stock terminating and starting at Leeds.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Energy Recovery Facility" (PDF). leeds.gov.uk. 7 February 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ↑ National Grid website - list of generation disconnections Archived 8 May 2003 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Reginald Ridgway". The Telegraph. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leeds United may move to power station site". The Yorkshire Post. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Firm unwilling to pay for 'wild salmon' scheme". Yorkshire Evening Post. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Harworth Estates acquires major development site in Leeds - Harworth". Harworth. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Kilgannon, Laurence (16 March 2016). "Keyland sells EZ hub stake to regeneration firm". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "HS2 Ltd's Advice to Government: Eastern Leg Rolling Stock Depot Consultation" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. July 2018. p. 23. Retrieved 5 July 2018.


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