Former Transporter Bridge Power House is a Grade II* listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. A Early 20th Century Power station.
Former Transporter Bridge Power House
- WRENN ID
- rooted-copper-moss
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood MP: Derek Twigg (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Power station
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Address
- Former Transporter Bridge Power House, Victoria Promenade
- OS grid reference
- SJ 511 837
- Coordinates
- 53.34799, -2.73591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Transporter Bridge Power House is a small rectangular building made of red sandstone, constructed in 1901. It has three levels and features twin steeply pitched slate hipped roofs, which are now covered with green felt and have ridge terminal finials. The upper storey, which was at the level of the former bridge, includes door and window openings with Gibbs surrounds, a stone moulded cornice with modillions, and a torus moulded plinth. The lower levels have a rock-faced finish, and at the lowest level, there is a white glazed tiled tunnel with a rusticated external arch. This building is one of three support structures that remain from the Transporter Bridge, which was closed in 1961. It is currently used as an Electricity Board Sub-Station.
Local climate
Former Transporter Bridge Power House receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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