British Electricity History
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SW Table 6

Table 6 South Western England Consolidation of Electricity Supply before 1948

Undertaking Years in Operation New Owner
Devonport Cb 1902-1914 Plymouth
Keynsham Co. 1889-1921 Bristol
Newton Abbot Co. 1902-1922 Torquay
Topsham Co. 1904-1924 Exeter
     
Budleigh Salterton Co. 1904-1924 East Devon Co.
Exmouth Co. 1905-1930 East Devon Co.
Sidmouth Ud 1923-1930 East Devon Co.
Crediton Ud 1927-1932 Exe Valley Co.
Totnes Co. 1904-1935 Torquay
Frome Co. 1904-1935 Wessex Electricity1
     
Callington Co. 1925-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.2
Camborne Co. 1902-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
East Cornwall Co. 1930?-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Illogan Co. 1903-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Launceston & District Co. 1912-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Liskeard Gas & Electric Co. 1929-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Newquay Co. 1906-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Penzance Co.. 1911?-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Redruth Co. 1902-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Truro Co. 1926?-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
West Cornwall Co. 1928?-1936 Cornwall Electric Power Co.
Braunton E L & P Co.3 1909-1936 Bideford Co.
Porlock & District Co.4 1911-1937 Minehead Co.
Yeovil Co. 1923-1937 Wessex Electricity1

Notes: 1 Wessex Electricity Ltd became part of the Southern Electricity Board in 1948. 2 Details from E. Edmonds, “Electricity in Cornwall part 2”, Histelec Supplement S23 (2003). wpehs.org.uk 3 Braunton E L & P Co. was a Non-Statutory undertaking until 1929. 4 Porlock & District was a Non-Statutory undertaking until 1927.