WPW032553 WALES (1930). View of the South Wales Electric Company, Upper Boat Power Station, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.
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| Title | [WPW032553] View of the South Wales Electric Company, Upper Boat Power Station, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative. |
| Reference | WPW032553 |
| Date | 1930 |
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6370828 |
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| District | |
| Country | WALES |
| Easting / Northing | 309965, 187139 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.2993924019315, 51.575443017864 |
| National Grid Reference | ST100871 |
Pins
 Taff Vale Main Line Pontypridd to Cardiff by 1930 part of the GWR. |
 Class31 |
Wednesday 28th of November 2012 01:31:05 PM |
| Sign on bridge reads'SWP' which is short for South Wales Power |
Class31 |
Wednesday 28th of November 2012 01:29:42 PM |
| Railway. Now replaced with the A470 Trunk Road |
 MB |
Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:53:36 AM |
Cardiff Railway Company line between Heath Junction and Treforest, opened on 6th August 1897. There was a station here at Upper Boat, opening in 1911 and closing in 1931. The line between Treforest Junction and Rhydyfelin (across the river) closed in 1925 and the section here back towards Cardiff as far as Nantgawr was closed in 1940. |
Nowy Paul |
Sunday 2nd of April 2017 12:36:32 PM |
| Glamorganshire Canal |
MB |
Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:36:58 AM |
| Corn (or grain) mill |
MB |
Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:35:10 AM |
| Tank engine. Steam locomotive used for shunting |
MB |
Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:27:45 AM |
| Williams Place |
terry |
Thursday 23rd of August 2012 05:01:48 PM |
| River Taff |
terry |
Thursday 23rd of August 2012 05:01:07 PM |
| Power Station Rd |
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Thursday 23rd of August 2012 05:00:39 PM |
| Dynea Road |
terry |
Thursday 23rd of August 2012 04:57:19 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 Good light and a well composed image showing the power station in surprisingly a rural context, interesting to know what this looks like now. |
 Oliver Brookes |
Thursday 21st of March 2013 03:14:06 PM |
The power station site now appears to form the western edge of the Treforest Industrial Estate. Unit UB1 stands nearby |
MB |
Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:55:30 AM |