Gilwell Street Substation

Gilwell Street Substation is an electrical substation in Plymouth, England. Gilwell Street Substation is situated nearby to the pub Nowhere Inn, as well as near The Groovement Project Dance Company.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Box and Arts University Plymouth.

The Box

Museum

Photo: Smalljim, CC BY 3.0.

The Box is a museum, gallery and archive in Plymouth, Devon, England, opened in 2020 housing a collection of about 2 million items. The core of the building was previously Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery which closed in 2016. The Box is situated 530 feet west of Gilwell Street Substation.

Arts University Plymouth

University

Photo: Onlytruejames, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arts University Plymouth is a public university located in Plymouth in South West England. The former Plymouth College of Art was officially granted university status in 2022. Arts University Plymouth is situated 630 feet southwest of Gilwell Street Substation.

Nowhere Inn

Pub

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nowhere Inn is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mutley and Plymouth Hoe.

Mutley

Suburb

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mutley is a suburb.

Plymouth Hoe

Locality

Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.

Pennycomequick

Suburb

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pennycomequick is the site of a former Devonport prison that today forms part of the inner suburbs of the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is mostly known for its eccentric name, taken, locals believe, from The Penny pub situated by the roundabout north of the railway bridge over Saltash Road.

Gilwell Street Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.37428° or 50° 22′ 27″ north

Longitude

-4.13547° or 4° 8′ 8″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C2Q9VF7+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13164710314

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Highlights include The Groovement Project Dance Company and The Box (St Luke’s).

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