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Battersea A Power Station was built in the 1930s and Battersea B Power Station, to its east, in the 1950s. They were built to a near-identical design, providing the four-chimney structure. The power station was decommissioned between 1975 and 1983 and remained empty until 2014. It was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1980. In 2007 ...
Battersea Power Station. Battersea Power Station was a coal-fired power station on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea.Built in two stages as a single building in the 1930s and 1950s, the power station closed in 1983.
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.
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 begins operation. The new store for Derry & Toms opens on Kensington High Street. 1934 9 March: Labour's Herbert Morrison becomes the Leader of the London County Council. 31 May: Hendon Police College is opened for the Metropolitan Police. 23 July: Tower Beach is opened adjacent to the Tower of London. [121]
Commissioning of the UK's first 200 MW turbo-alternator at High Marnham power station with advanced steam conditions of 2,350 psi at 1,050 °F. High Marnham was Europe's first 1,000 MW power station. [5] 1960 Proposed 2,000 MW (potentially 4,000 MW) power station at Holme Pierrepoint. Rejected by the planning inspector on amenity grounds. 1961
Regeneration of the area around Battersea Power Station started in 2013, with the power station structure secured by 2016. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The Power Station building opened in October 2022. It contains shopping and leisure facilities, office space and housing. [ 12 ]
Northern line extension from Kennington to Battersea Power Station opens. [120] 2022 TfL Rail is rebranded to Elizabeth line and the central section between Paddington and Abbey Wood station opens completing the Crossrail project after 13 years of construction. [121]