Battersea Power Station
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Frame
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| Function / usage: |
Electric power plant
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| Built: | 1929 - 1933 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Battersea, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| capacity for electric power generation | 1953: 509 MW |
Materials
| façade |
brick
|
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| building structure |
steel
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Chronology
| 1933 | A Station is completed. |
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| 1944 | Work begins on B Station. |
| 1953 | B Station is completed. |
| 1955 | Last chimney added. |
| 1975 | A Station is closed after 42 years of service. |
| 1983 | B Station closes as well so that the entire complex no longer produces electricity. |
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0006911 |
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| Created: | 20/11/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |