Nostie Bridge Power Station
Power Station (20th Century)
Site Name Nostie Bridge Power Station
Classification Power Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Nostie Bridge Hydroelectric Scheme
Canmore ID 275662
Site Number NG82NE 65
NGR NG 85217 27254
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275662
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Nostie Bridge Power Station, James Shearer of Dunfermline (Sir W. Halcrow & Partners, engineers), 1948, for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board. It was built, wrote Shearer, 'of local stone of a colour that would blend harmoniously with the changing colours of the Highland landscape'.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Field Visit (2010)
Nostie bridge power station receives water from Lochalsh Dam (see separate item) via a pipeway. Nostie Bridge is a relatively early example (1948) of the development of smaller scale one off hydro power schemes. The building was designed by James Shearer and pays particular attention to vernacular Scottish themes with its use of local stone and the hipped roof. Shearer wanted the building to blend seamlessly into the landscape, and as a consequence of this he commonly used local stone and traditional building methods. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
