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Field Visit
Date 2010
Event ID 881925
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/881925
This is the most southerly of the powerhouses on the Galloway scheme and generates prior to the water going out to sea. Water going through the turbines in Tongland PowerStation will already have been used four times previously to generate electricity. The powerhouse site also houses the surge tower which protects both penstocks and turbines from sudden fluctuations in water level. Tongland is the largest station on the Galloway scheme (making use of all available water). This complex of buildings is an outstanding example of the application of early modernist design principles to an industrial setting, with a functionalist classical design scheme. The architectural treatment of the building is high quality with the original form and glazing pattern broadly retained. Many original interior features, such as panelling, are also retained. The landscape contribution is significant with the powerhouse set prominently against a busy A road.
