Londons Lost Power Stations And Gasworks

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London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks

London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9780752497204
ISBN-13 : 0752497200
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Book Synopsis London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks by : Ben Pedroche

Download or read book London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks written by Ben Pedroche and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of London’s original power stations have either been demolished, converted for other use, or stand derelict awaiting redevelopment that is seemingly always just out of reach. However, in their prime these mighty ‘cathedrals of power’ played a vital role in London’s journey towards becoming the world’s most important city. Gasworks also played a key role, built in the Victorian era to manufacture gas for industry and the people, before later falling out of favour once natural gas was discovered in the North Sea. London’s Lost Power Stations and Gasworks looks at the history of these great places. Famous sites that are still standing today, such as those at Battersea and Bankside (now the Tate Modern gallery), are covered in detail, but so are the previously untold stories of long-demolished and forgotten sites. Appealing to anyone with even the slightest interest in London, derelict buildings or urban exploring, this book uses London’s power supply as the starting point for a fascinating hidden history of Britain’s capital, and of the more general development of cities from the era of industrialisation to the present day.


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