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Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC) to the design of Leonard Pearce , Engineer in Chief to the LPC, and CS Allott & Son Engineers.
The station, partially funded by the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, [6] serves the redevelopment site and Battersea itself. The station is located on Battersea Park Road, close to Battersea Park railway station and within walking distance from Queenstown Road railway station , forming an out-of-station interchange with both.
Sir Standen Leonard Pearce (28 September 1873 – 20 October 1947) was an English electrical engineer, perhaps best remembered for designing Battersea Power Station, on which he was assisted by Sir Giles Scott and the architectural practice Halliday and Agate. He was a key player in rationalising electricity supply in Britain and in the design ...
Battersea Power Station is featured on the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals. A number of race courses in the Nintendo DS version of the 2009 racing video game Dirt 2 are set in the general area of Battersea. Its famous abandoned power station is also the site of a few race tracks in a few console and PC games from the Dirt series.
Battersea Power Station station is located at the south of the Battersea Power Station development site, a short walk from Battersea Park station. [110] A crossover junction prior to the station allows trains to terminate in either platform.
Lombard Road power station supplied electricity to the Battersea area of South-East London from 1901 to 1972. It was owned and operated by the Borough of Battersea until the nationalisation of the electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped several times: including the incorporation of new plant in the 1910s and the ...
By 1958 Battersea was operating with a thermal efficiency of 25%, making it one of the world's most efficient power stations at the time. [1] After Battersea Power Station closed in 1983, a 30MW coal-fired boiler was built to supply the system with heat. The boiler was subsequently converted to gas in 1989. [1]
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott OM RA FRIBA (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and designing the iconic red telephone box.