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UK Power Networks has restored a decommissioned 1914 Grade II listed electricity substation in Surrey. The structure, known as the ‘Jolly Green Giant’, has been preserved by specialist conservators and returned to a village green.
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A rare vintage electricity substation affectionately dubbed the ‘Jolly Green Giant’ has been restored and returned to pride of place on a Surrey village green. UK Power Networks, owner of the decommissioned 1914 Grade II listed substation, hired specialist conservators to preserve the pillar – one of few surviving examples of early domestic electrification, which... The post Restored ‘Jolly Green Giant’ stands tall once more appeared first on Electrical Times.
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