Public supply of electricity came to Canterbury in March 1899 at a site that is now Sainsburys’ Kingsmead store. This is the story of how plans were subject to delays but how the plant flourished.
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(built around 1930)
KEY WORDS: Edward Lukey; County Hotel; Sainsburys; George Collard
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