North West Electricity Board

Formed in 1948 as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Electricity Act 1947. The assets of the Board passed to Norweb plc in 1990. Norweb plc was acquired by North West Water plc in 1995, the combined water and electricity companies becoming United Utilities (UU).

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NORWEB photographic collection
272 volumes of minutes covering the District Joint Council; North West District; Employers and members of staff; Board Members; District Joint Industrial Council; Health, Safety & Welfare Committee; General Purposes Committee; General Purposes & Efficiency Committee; General Purposes & Training; Suggestions Sub-Committee; Education, Training & Efficiency; Education, Training & Recruitment; Training; Advisory Machinery Sub-Committee; National Joint Advisory Council of the Electrical Supply Industry; North West Joint Advisory Council of the Electrical Supply Industry; District Joint Council Negotiating Committee; Norweb Joint Co-ordinating Council; Norweb Joint Co-ordinating Council Health & Safety Committee; Norweb Joint Co-ordinating Council Sub-committees; Arts & Crafts Exhibition sub-committee; various arbitration cases.

North West Electricity Board (NORWEB) minutes
Series of 69 photographic prints in 2 envelopes. The images show Bloom Street Power Station undergoing refurbishment work in 1997/8. The refurbishment work included removal of the original Ferranti generators, some of which are shown in the images. The images show some of the procedures followed when refurbishing an operating power station.

Photographic prints relating to Bloom Street Power Station
Collection includes early schematics of the North West electricity grid, wartime photographs of Manchester power system damage and civil defence works, brochure for the opening of Linley House, and small section of mimic board from network control room.

Collection of papers and photographs from NORWEB
The images show Bloom Street Power Station undergoing refurbishment work in 1997/8. The refurbishment work included removal of the original Ferranti generators, some of which are shown in the images. The images document the procedures followed in refurbishing an operating power station. The collection also includes images showing works to the National Grid in South Manchester.

Collection of photographic prints relating to Bloom Street Power Station and National Grid Works in South Manchester
Collection of North West Electricity Board records related to the designing, planning and subsequent erection of overhead power lines. There are documents relating to both High Voltage lines requiring pylons and Low Voltage lines useing wooden poles. The records of the design stage include standards required and used during the designing and testing of pylons and the poles. There are records for the supplying of electricity in both the North West covered by NORWEB and for the Yorkshire area covered by Yorkshire Electricity Board. The collection includes the original Patent Application and paperwork for a piece of equipment designed by George Megson for use when the line was live. The patent was then transfered to Yorkshire Electricity Board, for which Megson was working.

Collection of North West Electricity Board Records Regarding Power Lines
A collection of gas and electricity quarterly statements and bills from a domestic user. Also includes a new customer pack from Energi a United Utilities company.

Domestic Gas and Electricity Quarterly Use Statements and Bills
A collection of gas and electricity quarterly statements and bills from a domestic user.

Domestic Gas and Electricity Quarterly Use Statements and Bills
NORWEB Safety rules booklet 1961 issued to jointer Stewart Gibson, with related employment records including a work permit, electrical trades union contribution card and letter regarding Gibson's promotion to the position of jointer.

NORWEB Safety rules and employment records
Norweb No. 1 sub-area cable jointer's notebook, giving notes, instructions and specifications for electrical cable jointing and installation. Includes sketches and technical diagrams.

Norweb No. 1 Sub-Area Cable Jointer's Notebook
A collection of gas and electricity quarterly statements and bills from a domestic user.

Domestic Gas and Electricity Quarterly Use Statements and Bills

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