Basic Site Details Name: | Galloway Hydro Electric Power Tongland Power Station | Town, district or village: | Tongland | City or county: | Kirkcudbrightshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Payler & Son construction engineers. Listing includes surge tower and valve house. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Power station | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1934 | | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | (Sir) Alexander Gibb & Partners | | A | 1934 | | As part of Galloway hydro-electric scheme | | Merz & McLellan | | B | 1934 | | As electrical engineers |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Galloway Scheme | 1938 | The Galloway Hydro-Electric Development | | | | | Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p554 | | Hill, George | 1984 | Tunnel and Dam: the Story of the Galloway Hydro | | | | | Payne, Peter L | 1988 | The Hydro: a Study in the Development of the Major Hydro-Eletric Scheme Undertaken by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electr | | | p25 | | Wood, Emma | 2002 | The Hydro Boys | | | p51 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 17126 | |
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