Publication:

Report on the Severn Barrage Scheme

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    Authors & editors

    Vaughan-Lee, A G [Author]
    Halcrow, Sir William [Author]
    Donkin, S B [Author]

    Publisher HMSO
    Year of publication 1945
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    Medium Book
    Edition1
    Topics

    Energy & power > Wave and tidal energy

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    Scope & contentReport to the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Rear pocket contains a large and detailed plan

    An update of an earlier work published in 1933 and extended beyond electricity generation to consider a potential road and railway crossing and the development of the dock area.

    The scheme proposed in 1933 involved a dam with 72 water wheels generating 12,000 kilowatts

    Copies held

    Accession no. 230538

    • Shelf location: F465