Glyn England

Glyn England
Born19 April 1921
Llantrisant, Cardiff, South Wales
Died19 June 2013 (2013-06-20) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationElectricity Generation
Known forCEGB

Glyn England (1921-2013) was a British electrical engineer.

Early life

He attended Penarth County Grammar School (now Stanwell School), then Queen Mary College in London.

Career

Prior to World War II, he was scientific assistant with the Road Research Laboratory.

In the 1950s, he served as a Labour Party councillor in Hertfordshire; he later became a founder member of the Social Democratic party.

CEGB

Glyn started working for the Central Electricity Generating Board as an electrical engineer supervising installation work. He finished up as chairman from 1977 to 1982, taking over from Sir Arthur Hawkins and being replaced by Walter Marshall, Baron Marshall of Goring.

A deal was signed with Glyn of the CEGB and Charles Chevrier, director-general of Électricité de France for the construction of a £550 million 2000MW HVDC Cross-Channel link between England and France. Each would cover the cost of four of the eight cables crossing the channel.[1]

In 1981 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bath.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Agreement on Channel link". Electronics & Power: 517. July 1981. doi:10.1049/ep.1981.0243. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Honorary graduates, 1980 to 1989". University of Bath Honorary Graduates. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board
1977–1982 		Succeeded by


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