2015

TQ2676 : Lots Road Power Station

taken 9 years ago, near to Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Lots Road Power Station in this square
Lots Road Power Station
Lots Road Power Station
Also known as Lots Road Power Station, since it is located on Lots Road, where Chelsea Creek joins the Thames near what is now known as Chelsea Harbour.

It was opened in 1904 to supply power to the London Underground system which was powered by steam until that time. Originally coal fired, the power station was converted to oil fired in the 1960s (at which time two of its four chimneys were removed) and then to gas fired in the 1970s, thanks to the discovery of North Sea oil.

The power station closed in 2002 and is now at the centre of a massive waterside commercial and retail redevelopment scheme.

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TQ2676, 505 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 June, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 June, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 263 769 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.6552N 0:10.9199W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 262 769
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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