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 architects were J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott. The station is one of the world's largest brick buildings and notable for its original, Art Deco interior fittings and decor.
Battersea Power Station Viewed from the north bank of the Thames in August 2012
Battersea power station was built in two phases. This is the power station in 1934, with the first phase operational
Battersea power station in 1950
Battersea power station was designed in the brick cathedral style. It is now one of few remaining examples in England of this once-common design style.
Nine Elms is an area of south-west London, England, within the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies on the River Thames, with Battersea to the west, South Lambeth to the south and Vauxhall to the east. Across the Thames is Pimlico.
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Real Estate Opportunities were granted permission to redevelop the power station in November 2010.
Houseboat in Nine Elms