Basic Site Details

Name: Hunterston Nuclear Power Station
Town, district or village: Hunterston
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Builder with Sir Frank Mears: Robert Paterson. Contractor Mowlem.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Hunterston Atomic Power Station  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Power station  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 819571964Build/construction 
Item 2 of 824 May 1957 Proposed'The Secretary of State for Scotland has decided that a new inquiry should be conducted into the scheme by the South of Scotland Electricity Board to build a nuclear power station at Hunterston, Ayrshire' per Builder p973
Item 3 of 822 August 1957 Build/construction'site preparation began on the South of Scotland Electricity Board's Atomic Power Station on August 22....completion is expected by 1961.' per Builder p385
Item 4 of 86 February 1959 Proposed'James Turner & Co., Ltd., to build new switch house...Est. cost £90,000.' per Builder p297
Item 5 of 83 September 19599 September 1959Design exhibitedcontrol rod stand pipe and coloured sectional drawing featured at the Scottish Industries Exhibition in Glasgow, Sept. 3-9, 1959 per Builder 28 Apr 1959 p116
Item 6 of 816 October 1959  Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd. suspending work on site (providing reactor and steam raising units) due to a series of strikes per Builder p459
Item 7 of 821 October 1960 Completionof nuclear generating station; subsidiary buildings still under construction - article includes details of progress; reactor to be online in winter of 1962-1963 per Builder p754
Item 8 of 825 September 1964 * ProposedStation is so efficient that it justifies addition of seventh 60-MW generating set - plans being prepared

* earliest date known from documented sources.


People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 8(Sir) Frank Mears & Partners B  Control Tower - with R M Allison engineer
Item 2 of 8Robert James Naismith B  Control Tower
Item 3 of 8General Electric Company Ltd A19571964 
Item 4 of 8Simon-Carves Ltd A19571964 
Item 5 of 8George Tomlinson D1960 With Howard Lobb. Worked on subsidiary buildings such as the Canteen, Decontamination Centre and the huge Turbine Hall. As architects for all the buildings Lobb & Partners were a very minor part of the huge team building this very early facility.
Item 6 of 8Howard V Lobb D21 October 1960 Consulting architect, along with partner John Ratcliff per Builder p755.

Responsible for subsidiary buildings such as the Canteen,Decontamination Centre and the huge Turbine Hall. As architects for all the buildings Lobb & Partners were a very minor part of the huge team building this very early facility.
Item 7 of 8Howard V Lobb & Partners D21 October 1960 Consulting architect, along with partner John Ratcliff per Builder p755.

Responsible for subsidiary buildings such as the Canteen,Decontamination Centre and the huge Turbine Hall. As architects for all the buildings Lobb & Partners were a very minor part of the huge team building this very early facility.
Item 8 of 8John Ratcliff D21 October 1960 Consulting architect, along with his partner Howard V. Lobb (Builder p755). Responsible for subsidiary buildings such as the Canteen, Decontamination Centre and the huge Turbine Hall. As architects for all the buildings Lobb & Partners were a very minor part of the huge team building this very early facility.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1South of Scotland Electricity Board 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp322
Item 2 of 4Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p568
Item 3 of 4Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdp20, p179-80
Item 4 of 4House, Jack Robert Paterson Builder, 1827-1977 Robert Paterson Construction Ltd, Airdriep83

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Builder24 May 1957  p973
Item 2 of 8Builder30 August 1957  p385
Item 3 of 8Builder6 February 1959  p297
Item 4 of 8Builder28 August 1959  'Scottish Industries Exhibition: New Materials on View' p116
Item 5 of 8Builder16 October 1959  '£8m. Contract Suspended' p459
Item 6 of 8Builder21 October 1960  'Hunterston Nuclear Generating Station: Some Progress Notes' pp754-755 - includes photos: aerial view and plinths for steam-raising units of reactor 'B' p754
Item 7 of 8Builder25 September 1964  p683
Item 8 of 8Builder2 October 1964  p688 - note on completion

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of George TomlinsonInformation via 'Contact Us' on website Sent February 2013