External views of the facilities can be seen from hummocks road. Coleridge is located in a rich farming community and serves the basic economic and agricultural needs of area farmers as well as for its residents. He writes some of his most extraordinary poems like the thorn and goody blake and harry gil. Coleridge imagination and nature coleridge stressed the role of imagination.
Nicholas coleridge author biography, plus links to books by nicholas coleridge. He talks about the development of the lake coleridge village community and living in the area. Longtime trustpower staff member ian lees talks about building the lake coleridge power station in the early 20th century. Coleridge hydroelectric power station was the new zealand governments first major generation scheme, commissioned in 1914. Victoria university library 71 queens park crescent east, toronto, ontario, canada, m5s 1k7 t 416 585 4470 f 416 585 4591 victoria. One of the most influential and controversial figures of the romantic period, samuel taylor coleridge was born in 1772 the son of a clergyman in ottery st mary, devon. Lake coleridge village in two camps over freedom trampers. New zealands first major hydroelectric power station was opened at lake coleridge in 1914. Lake coleridge high country lake coleridge high country. In 2008, for example, we completed a major project that delivered 12% efficiency gains for the power station s g8 and g9 turbines. Lake coleridge power station was the first stateowned hydroelectric power station to open in new zealand on 25 november 1914.
It was also the power to give chaos a certain order. A volunteer fire department was organized in 1923, and still serves the community with 26 volunteer fire fighters. Written in 17971798, it was first published in lyrical ballads and later in sibylline leaves. In 2008, for example, we completed a major project that delivered 12% efficiency gains for the power stations g8 and g9 turbines. During most of last century, the lodge was known as the single mens quarters. It provided christchurchs total power needs in the early 20th century. Samuel taylor coleridge the english author samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was a major poet of the romantic movement. There is accommodation, restaurantscafes and function venues to suit all tastes and budgets. Recommended books about coleridge biographies of coleridge in the west country. List of books and articles about samuel taylor coleridge. The best books on samuel taylor coleridge a five books interview.
The power, the people, the land, christchurch, 2000. Early visions and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Coleridge lake level when there has been a long spell of dry weather, and water storage for hydroelectric schemes is low, its important to have timely reporting on lake levels. When the lake coleridge power station was built 19111914, the village grew into a. Samuel taylor coleridge timeline of important dates.
He distinguished between primary and secondary imagination. Coleridge, among which, one of his best known works. Books by nicholas coleridge nicholas coleridge average rating 3. Samuel taylor coleridge has 547 books on goodreads with 140080 ratings. The coleridge power station is a hydroelectric facility at lake coleridge on the rakaia river in.
He edified his congregation by quoting hebrew in the pulpit. Today only a handful of staff run the power station and the village has less than 25 permanent residents, although the population grows on weekends with people visiting holiday homes or on day trips. The beginning of the british romantic movement is generally considered to have been marked by the collection of poems titled lyrical ballads, first published in 1798, most of the poems of this first edition belonged to william wordsworth, while only four were contributed by samuel t. If you visit lake coleridge village you will find more information about the power station and the areas history on a display outside the power station. He was a writer of visionary imagination, lyric intensity and philosophical profundity. Such enhancements have boosted coleridge power stations capacity to 39 mw and its average annual output to 270 gwh. Welcome to the historical walkway lake coleridge lodge. The lake coleridge story traces the life of a cold, clean and very deep lake in the foothills of the southern alps, some 100km from christchurch. He was educated at christs hospital, london, where he became friendly with lamb and leigh hunt and went on to jesus college cambridge. It harnessed water from the harper, acheron and wilberforce rivers. Lake coleridge, the first large power station built by the state, was constructed between 1911 and 1914. Videos about the lake coleridge regions history historical videos about the lake coleridge region produced as part of centenary celebrations for the lake coleridge power station in 2014.
Glenthorne station lake coleridge, new zealand local. Located 35 kilometres 22 mi to the northwest of methven, it has a surface area of 47 square kilometres 18 sq mi. Samuel taylor coleridge october 21, 1772 july 25, 1834 pronounced. He is also noted for his prose works on literature, religion, and the organization of society. The lake is situated in an overdeepened valley formed by a glacier over 20,000 years ago in the pleistocene era. Samuel taylor coleridge, poet and philosopher, was born 21 october 1772 at ottery st. Wordsworth, coleridge, and the religious imagination 2003. Hero worship and the heroic in history 1841, confirmed gilchrist in his. Early life the son of a clergyman, coleridge was a precocious, dreamy child. The coleridge power station is a hydroelectric facility at lake coleridge on the rakaia river in canterbury, new zealand. Demonstrates, among other things, the breadth of coleridges reading, and his astonishing power of synthesizing what.
Educated in london after his father died, he was often homesick, as. Samuel taylor coleridges remains rediscovered in wine cellar exact location of the poets coffin had been forgotten until recent excavation uncovered the vault published. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. At trustpower, we monitor and report water levels, ensuring the remaining storage capacity is available. Lyrical ballads william wordsworth, samuel coleridge. The lodge also holds historical records and has many photos on display. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Wordsworth demands sole author credit, even though five of the poems, including the rime of the ancient mariner, are coleridges. The lake coleridge region is a picturesque high country area offering a range of. Nicholas coleridge, an englishman,is an excellent author and writes great books. The name coleridge belongs to the early history of britain, its origins lie with the anglosaxons. Its about the power of narratives to make sense of whats happened to you. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. His father, john coleridge 17191781, vicar of the town and master of the grammar school, was a man of learning and simplicity, often compared by his son to parson adams.
Lake coleridge village in two camps over freedom trampers and their excrement. Huw richards grow food organically recommended for you. Books by samuel taylor coleridge author of the rime of. Nicholas coleridge author biography, plus links to books. Bridget williams books ltd and electricity corporation of new zealand. Lyrical ballads, the poetry collection on which wordsworth and coleridge labored, is published. Coleridge also has an experienced and welleducated rescue squad. The poem is the source of a number of phrases like albatross around ones neck and water water everywhere. Lake coleridge is located in inland canterbury, in new zealands south island. History of lake coleridge area, canterbury new zealand.
Lake coleridge power station engineering new zealand. Books by nicholas coleridge author of a much married man. Hugh burrows was a lake coleridge village resident for 36 years during the mid 20th century and worked much of this time at the coleridge power station and on farms in the area. Designed as a haven of calm in this otherwise busy city, the coleridge is a space where you can feel completely at ease. Samuel taylor coleridge, 17721834, english poet and man of letters, b. Such enhancements have boosted coleridge power station s capacity to 39 mw and its average annual output to 270 gwh. Samuel coleridge is best remembered for his long poem, the rime of the ancient mariner. Seamus perry on the best samuel taylor coleridge books. As a poet once read in manuscript by coleridge, wordsworth and charles.
Lake poet, any of the english poets william wordsworth, samuel taylor coleridge, and robert southey, who lived in the english lake district of cumberland and westmorland now cumbria at the beginning of the 19th century. Lake coleridge village is a collection of dwellings close to the lake coleridge power station now operated by. As of 2012, the station generates 39 megawatts 52,000 hp of electricity, and annual generation averages 270 gigawatthours 970 tj, following redesign of the station s turbines using computational fluid dynamic modelling. Recipient email address must be a valid email address. The power station is owned and operated by trustpower. The transmission lines from the power station to the main substation at christchurch, a distance of 70 miles, will consist of two independent pole lines, each carrying three conductors consisting either of 712 s. History of lake coleridge area, canterbury new zealand lake.
A plaque was unveiled to mark the significance of this power station as part of the development of the nation. In 1797 the poet samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was staying at nether stowey in somerset, near dorothy and william wordsworth, who were resident two miles away at alfoxden. Coleridges time there proved intensively creative, aided by his collaboration with wordsworth, the stimulus of dorothys presence and the frequent walking tours the three of them took in the. Generator room, hydroelectric station, lake coleridge april 1932. Read the fulltext online edition of romanticism and transcendence. Samuel coleridge biography facts, childhood, family life. Samuel taylor coleridges most popular book is the rime of the ancient mariner.
It is a product of their having lived in either of two settlements in devon. One of the best narrative poems ever written in english, this lost nothing by being brought to the attention of hundreds of thousands of adolescents in the anthology the narrative art in verse. If you like this book, you should read godfather and a much married man. Water could be led directly down to the powerhouse, creating a high head. It tells of the swift rivers which rush by and are diverted into it, the hills and mountains around it, and the animal and plant life in and around the lake. A boutique townhouse hotel in the heart of maltas capital, valletta.
I have read four books that he has written and pride and avarice is one of his best. His career as a poet and writer was established after he befriended wordsworth and together they produced lyrical ballads in 1798. Lake coleridge was ideal for the new zealand governments first hydroelectric power station because of its geography and its location near the growing city of. The day after the book appears, coleridge and wordsworth set sail for germany. Published in 1798, lyrical balladsis a dazzling collaboration. This is a place for business and leisure, where you will be welllooked after while also given complete privacy. Electricity generated here was important for christchurch industry. Manuscript of s t coleridges kubla khan the british. Lake coleridge area and the lodge is steeped in history. Coleridge goes on a twomonth voyage around europe with william wordsworth and wordsworths daughter dora. Over the following century, the iconic south island power station had multiple upgrades and efficiency enhancements, boosting average annual output to the present 270 gwh. When the lake coleridge power station was built 19111914, the village grew into a bustling community with a school and several sports clubs. The first was called coleridge, and was in egg buckland, while the second was named coleridge house, and was found in the stokenham area.
Lake coleridge power station 9 generators producing 35 mw. Videos about the lake coleridge region lake coleridge. Phone numbers and address information for lake coleridge station close. Lake coleridge power station hydroelectricity te ara. Lake coleridge lodge, history lake coleridge lodge. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He never lost his sense of their astonishing power, and it was blakes visual. The lodge was built in 1934 to accommodate staff working at the nearby lake coleridge power station, new zealands first statebuilt hydroelectric station. Samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was one of the great romantic poets. Hydroelectric power new zealand lake coleridge canterbury lakes. Building had begun in 1911 and the stations construction was a considerable engineering feat. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Coleridge power station first nz power station acheron.
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