He is also noted for his prose works on literature, religion, and the organization of society. Hydroelectric power new zealand lake coleridge canterbury lakes. Glenthorne station lake coleridge, new zealand local. Its about the power of narratives to make sense of whats happened to you. History of lake coleridge area, canterbury new zealand lake. Coleridge, among which, one of his best known works. 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. Samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was one of the great romantic poets.
Lake coleridge power station 9 generators producing 35 mw. Lake coleridge power station hydroelectricity te ara. Samuel taylor coleridge, 17721834, english poet and man of letters, b. Samuel coleridge is best remembered for his long poem, the rime of the ancient mariner. Books by samuel taylor coleridge author of the rime of. 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 was educated at christs hospital, london, where he became friendly with lamb and leigh hunt and went on to jesus college cambridge. Electricity generated here was important for christchurch industry. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries.
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. The day after the book appears, coleridge and wordsworth set sail for germany. List of books and articles about samuel taylor coleridge. Demonstrates, among other things, the breadth of coleridges reading, and his astonishing power of synthesizing what.
When the lake coleridge power station was built 19111914, the village grew into a. Water could be led directly down to the powerhouse, creating a high head. In 2008, for example, we completed a major project that delivered 12% efficiency gains for the power station s g8 and g9 turbines. Samuel taylor coleridge october 21, 1772 july 25, 1834 pronounced. 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.
He writes some of his most extraordinary poems like the thorn and goody blake and harry gil. Wordsworth demands sole author credit, even though five of the poems, including the rime of the ancient mariner, are coleridges. Manuscript of s t coleridges kubla khan the british. Lake coleridge village in two camps over freedom trampers and their excrement. The lake is situated in an overdeepened valley formed by a glacier over 20,000 years ago in the pleistocene era. Lake coleridge village is a collection of dwellings close to the lake coleridge power station now operated by. Lake coleridge power station was the first stateowned hydroelectric power station to open in new zealand on 25 november 1914. Lake coleridge village in two camps over freedom trampers. Lake coleridge village in canterburys high country is 362m above sea. Lake coleridge, the first large power station built by the state, was constructed between 1911 and 1914. Lake coleridge power station canterbury region te ara.
Written in 17971798, it was first published in lyrical ballads and later in sibylline leaves. The power station is owned and operated by trustpower. Coleridge imagination and nature coleridge stressed the role of imagination. Building had begun in 1911 and the stations construction was a considerable engineering feat. 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. His career as a poet and writer was established after he befriended wordsworth and together they produced lyrical ballads in 1798.
The best books on samuel taylor coleridge a five books interview. Bridget williams books ltd and electricity corporation of new zealand. Coleridge hydroelectric power station was the new zealand governments first major generation scheme, commissioned in 1914. The coleridge power station is a hydroelectric facility at lake coleridge on the rakaia river in canterbury, new zealand. There is accommodation, restaurantscafes and function venues to suit all tastes and budgets. Samuel taylor coleridges remains rediscovered in wine cellar exact location of the poets coffin had been forgotten until recent excavation uncovered the vault published. Longtime trustpower staff member ian lees talks about building the lake coleridge power station in the early 20th century. Wordsworth, coleridge, and the religious imagination 2003. 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. Books by nicholas coleridge nicholas coleridge average rating 3. Generator room, hydroelectric station, lake coleridge april 1932. At trustpower, we monitor and report water levels, ensuring the remaining storage capacity is available.
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. He edified his congregation by quoting hebrew in the pulpit. I have read four books that he has written and pride and avarice is one of his best. Seamus perry on the best samuel taylor coleridge books. He was a writer of visionary imagination, lyric intensity and philosophical profundity. He talks about the development of the lake coleridge village community and living in the area. 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. Samuel taylor coleridge the english author samuel taylor coleridge 17721834 was a major poet of the romantic movement. Videos about the lake coleridge region lake coleridge. The name coleridge belongs to the early history of britain, its origins lie with the anglosaxons. Recipient email address must be a valid email address. Coleridge goes on a twomonth voyage around europe with william wordsworth and wordsworths daughter dora. Read the fulltext online edition of romanticism and transcendence. He never lost his sense of their astonishing power, and it was blakes visual.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The power, the people, the land, christchurch, 2000. It is a product of their having lived in either of two settlements in devon. It harnessed water from the harper, acheron and wilberforce rivers. New zealands first major hydroelectric power station was opened at lake coleridge in 1914. A volunteer fire department was organized in 1923, and still serves the community with 26 volunteer fire fighters. Samuel taylor coleridges most popular book is the rime of the ancient mariner. Lake coleridge area and the lodge is steeped in history. 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. 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. Coleridge power station first nz power station acheron. Samuel taylor coleridge has 547 books on goodreads with 140080 ratings. Nicholas coleridge, an englishman,is an excellent author and writes great books.
It provided christchurchs total power needs in the early 20th century. Hero worship and the heroic in history 1841, confirmed gilchrist in his. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Educated in london after his father died, he was often homesick, as. During most of last century, the lodge was known as the single mens quarters.
Coleridge also has an experienced and welleducated rescue squad. It was also the power to give chaos a certain order. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The poem is the source of a number of phrases like albatross around ones neck and water water everywhere. The coleridge power station is a hydroelectric facility at lake coleridge on the rakaia river in. Lake coleridge high country lake coleridge high country. 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. 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. As a poet once read in manuscript by coleridge, wordsworth and charles. Such enhancements have boosted coleridge power stations capacity to 39 mw and its average annual output to 270 gwh.
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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In 2008, for example, we completed a major project that delivered 12% efficiency gains for the power stations g8 and g9 turbines. Lake coleridge power station engineering new zealand. Samuel taylor coleridge timeline of important dates. Recommended books about coleridge biographies of coleridge in the west country. Samuel taylor coleridge, poet and philosopher, was born 21 october 1772 at ottery st. Welcome to the historical walkway lake coleridge lodge. Books by nicholas coleridge author of a much married man. The lodge also holds historical records and has many photos on display. The first was called coleridge, and was in egg buckland, while the second was named coleridge house, and was found in the stokenham area. Nicholas coleridge author biography, plus links to books. 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.
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. Lyrical ballads william wordsworth, samuel coleridge. A plaque was unveiled to mark the significance of this power station as part of the development of the nation. He distinguished between primary and secondary imagination. This is a place for business and leisure, where you will be welllooked after while also given complete privacy. Early visions and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. 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. Lake coleridge is located in inland canterbury, in new zealands south island. When the lake coleridge power station was built 19111914, the village grew into a bustling community with a school and several sports clubs. Lyrical ballads, the poetry collection on which wordsworth and coleridge labored, is published. Designed as a haven of calm in this otherwise busy city, the coleridge is a space where you can feel completely at ease. The lodge was built in 1934 to accommodate staff working at the nearby lake coleridge power station, new zealands first statebuilt hydroelectric station. 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.
If you like this book, you should read godfather and a much married man. External views of the facilities can be seen from hummocks road. Published in 1798, lyrical balladsis a dazzling collaboration. Phone numbers and address information for lake coleridge station close. A boutique townhouse hotel in the heart of maltas capital, valletta. Located 35 kilometres 22 mi to the northwest of methven, it has a surface area of 47 square kilometres 18 sq mi. The lake coleridge region is a picturesque high country area offering a range of. 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. Huw richards grow food organically recommended for you. 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. A collection of poems exemplifying romantic aesthetic ideals, whose unique beauty lies in their revolutionary exploration of the overflow of powerful emotions recollected in tranquility, samuel taylor coleridge and william wordsworths lyrical ballads is edited with a note on the text by michael schmidt in penguin classics. Lake coleridge lodge, history lake coleridge lodge.