Battersea Power Station, London: the north-west corner of Battersea 'A' under construction
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA45448 |
| Architect/Designer | Halliday, James Theodore (1882-1932)
Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880-1960)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | London |
| Subject Date | 1955 |
| Image Date | 1932 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Art Deco |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | A344/35 |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955. This image illustrates the construction of the chimney tower being a massive steel tower clad in brick with a plate girder platform to the base of the reinforced concrete chimney.
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Subject tags
steel, concrete, brickwork, riverside buildings, power stations, construction sites, chimneys