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Description: | The area now known as Cathedral Green was once the home of Derby Power Station. It was built late in the 1800s, when electricity was starting to become a proven alternative to gas. The power station continued to increase its capacity and in 1928 the Borough Council passed a proposal for the creation of a super-station. This allowed Derby to meet all its requirements without having to buy power from elsewhere. Following the change from coal to oil, the power station was demolished in the early 1970s. After remaining as a grass covered open space for many years, the green has been redesigned to make the area more visitor friendly. An events area and a footbridge across the river are included in the improvements. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | North East Midland Photographic Record | Source: | Picture the Past OAI feed | Creator: | Eardley, Denis | Identifier: | http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/fronten... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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