Blackburn Corporation Tramways, Alfred S. Giles, and first power station, Blackburn blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Blackburn Corporation Tramways. Electrification commenced here March, 1899. Electricity generated here, the site of the town's first power station. A. S. Giles, engineer

Alfred S. Giles engineered Blackburn's electrification and established the town's first power station in 1899, significantly modernizing local transportation and utility infrastructure.