Exhibition 'The Power of Southwick' in Manor Cottage Heritage Centre
The first power station in Southwick was begun in 1902 when Brighton Corporation decided that they needed to expand on the electricity production from their North Road power station. Southwick canal was chosen because of its proximity to the sea. Sea water could be used to cool the boilers and coal could be shipped down from Newcastle directly to the power station. Southwick Power Station opened in September 1905. After WWII work began on a second power station and for many years the two stations worked side by side until Brighton A, as it had been renamed, was completely closed in 1976. Brighton B was closed only twelve years later and electricity wasn’t produced again in Southwick until our third power station opened in 2000.
This exhibition includes lots of photographs charting the rise and fall of the stations since1902.
