Battersea Power Station in London was the first in a series of large coal-fired electrical
generating facilities set up in England as part of the National Grid power distribution system then being introduced. The first part of the structure was built in 1939.
Since 2002, the Grade II listed building has been undergoing conversion into a large commercial and entertainment complex, as the centrepiece of a project to rejuvenate the area.
generating facilities set up in England as part of the National Grid power distribution system then being introduced. The first part of the structure was built in 1939.
Since 2002, the Grade II listed building has been undergoing conversion into a large commercial and entertainment complex, as the centrepiece of a project to rejuvenate the area.
Up to November 2006, the power station was owned by Parkview International, who had started work on a £1.1bn project to restore the 75 year old building and to redevelop the 38 acre site, in one of the largest privately owned development projects in the UK.
Bankside Power Station is located on the south bank of the Thames in the Bankside district of London. Since 2000 it has been used to house the Tate Modern art museum.
Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the building is brick-clad steel, 200 m long, with a substantial central chimney of 99 m. The height was limited to less than that of St Paul's Cathedral on the opposite side of the river. Construction work was in two phases and was not completed until 1963. The western portion of the building was completed first and started generating power in 1952. The final structure roughly divided the building into three - the huge main turbine hall in the centre, with the smaller boiler room to one side and the switching room to the other. The oil-fired station had four generators. Rising oil prices made the station uneconomic, resulting in its closure in 1981.
Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the building is brick-clad steel, 200 m long, with a substantial central chimney of 99 m. The height was limited to less than that of St Paul's Cathedral on the opposite side of the river. Construction work was in two phases and was not completed until 1963. The western portion of the building was completed first and started generating power in 1952. The final structure roughly divided the building into three - the huge main turbine hall in the centre, with the smaller boiler room to one side and the switching room to the other. The oil-fired station had four generators. Rising oil prices made the station uneconomic, resulting in its closure in 1981.
Croydon 'B' Power Station was built in the late 1940s and opened in 1950. It shut down in 1984, was demolished in 1991 and an IKEA store was opened on the site. The large chimneys of the power station were retained and remain a local landmark.
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