SP0483 : Birmingham University estates and power house complex

near to Bournbrook, Birmingham, Great Britain

Birmingham University estates and power house complex
Birmingham University estates and power house complex
The big brick building with the adjoining brick chimney housed water tube boilers when I visited it in the 1980s. This was then reconstructed with a steam injected gas turbine driving an alternator and a heat recovery steam generator to supply heat to the university. I also saw at least one packaged boiler (a Robey Babcock I think) going in. There is now a new extension with a visible package boiler that is the mother of package boilers (and space for another at least). I am classifying this as a power station.
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Chris Allen   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Saturday, 31 May, 2008
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Saturday, 31 May, 2008
Category
Power station   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 045 833 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:26.8802N 1:56.0777W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 046 833
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