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The Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon, ( National Grid tower designation ''4ZO251B''), is an
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon, ( National Grid tower designation ''4ZO251B''), is an electricity pylon
A transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon or simply a pylon in British English and as a hydro tower in Canadian English, is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line.
In electrical ...
which stands with its feet over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whi ...
near Heyrod, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
, United Kingdom
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.
History
The Stalybridge substation was built while the canal was closed to navigation, encroaching on the former canal line, and the canal was culverted at this point from the head of Lock 8W to a point immediately downstream of the substation. The extent of the former culvert can still be seen, as it was reused to form the lock bywash. When the canal reopened, the channel was diverted slightly to the east to avoid the substation compound. However, its way was obstructed by a pylon, and it had to pass between the pylon's legs.Features
One side of the pylon carries the 400 kV Stalybridge–Thorpe Marsh circuit and the other a 275 kV Stalybridgetransformer
A transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic flux in the transformer' ...
feeder circuit.
See also
*Hartshead Power Station
Hartshead Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated at Heyrod, Greater Manchester in North West England.
History
Preparations for a power station at Heyrod began in 1916 when of land were purchased. The station was opened in 19 ...
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*References
Canals in England Buildings and structures in Tameside Towers in Greater Manchester Electric power infrastructure in England Pylons National Grid (Great Britain) {{GreaterManchester-struct-stub