Old Photograph Kendoon Power Station Scotland

Old photograph of Kendoon Power Station in Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland. This station is about one mile downstream from Ken Dam, and just south of the junction of the Blackwater Burn tributary. It contains two 10.5MW turbines of the vertical shaft single floor type. The natural gradient of the two mile stretch of river below the power station has been utilised by the construction of Carsfad Dam, which ponds the water back to one foot below the level of the concrete sill controlling the tail-race level at Kendoon. This powerhouse receives water from Kendoon Loch and has two installed turbines used to generate electricity. The installed plant, and design of the building is very similar to that seen at Glenlee, which predates it, Carsfad and Earlstoun. This station is of almost identical design to Earlstoun, Carsfad and Glenlee. The powerhouse exhibits a functionalist modern classical design which characterises the Galloway scheme, illustrating the dynamic modern view which was held of the industry at this time. The powerhouse retains major interior features such as the overhead crane by William Arrol.



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