South elevation and North elevation. Original in RIAS Shearer Collection. Insc: 'North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board Grudie Bridge Power Station' d: 'Nov. 1948' Digital image of C 44633 P.

Description South elevation and North elevation. Original in RIAS Shearer Collection. Insc: 'North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board Grudie Bridge Power Station' d: 'Nov. 1948' Digital image of C 44633 P.

Date 1948

Catalogue Number SC 778070

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 44633 P

Scope and Content Photographic copy of south and north elevations, Grudie Bridge Power Station, Highland This shows the south (rear) and north side of the power station, with its flat roof, walls made of local stone, and tall windows which light the turbine hall within. Above the tall window on the south side is a carving of a Pictish beast resembling a wolf or bear carved by sculptor Tom Whalen. This is adapted from stone number 22 in Meigle Museum. 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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