Elevation. Scanned image of D 73974. Original item SA 1940/12/6/8.

Description Elevation. Scanned image of D 73974. Original item SA 1940/12/6/8.

Collection Records of Shearer and Annand, architects, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 609887

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 73974 P

Scope and Content Photographic copy of design for east elevation, Grudie Bridge Power Station, Highland This shows the east side of the power station with its row of three tall windows (right), incised lettering, chevron-patterned main door surmounted by a coat of arms (left), and keystones carved with images of Pictish beasts. These carvings were commissioned by Shearer, and executed by the sculptor Tom Whalen. Hydro-electric power stations produce electricity by using the power of flowing water to rotate turbines which turn generators. A strong force of running water is therefore vital to their operation. During the construction of the Conon scheme, a large plug of stone was blown out from the side of Loch Fannich, over 25m below the surface. This enabled the completion of a 6.5km-long tunnel to supply the water to the power station, and became known as 'Operation Bathplug'. Grudie Bridge Power Station, designed by architects Shearer & Annand, is part of the Conon Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, built between 1946 and 1961 by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. James Grant Shearer (1881-1962) was responsible for the design of the exterior of the power station, and took care to integrate the structure into the surroundings by careful use of local materials. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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