Bankside Power Station


1952-1981


               (To be compleated)

Architect: Sir Giles Guilbert Scott
            
Designed: 1947
First Section (A) complete: 1952
Second section (B) complete: 1962
Type of energy: Oil powered turbines....ect
Quantity of Turbines: 4 
Decomission: 1981
Bought by Tate: 1995 
        
On this site there was previously a coal powered power station built in 1891 and demolished 1950s. 

Was designed by the architect Sir Giles Guilbert Scott, in 1947. He designed the red telephone boxes and was also renowned as a cathedral architect, for this reason the building holds catherdral like characteristics . 





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