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Site ID :- GTL00248
Key Words :- power station
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Address :- 45/6 Kensington Court, Kensington High Street, London, Greater London, W8
Grid Reference :- TQ 25831 79684
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 525831 m, Northing 179684 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.502094 , -0.1885
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Administrative Area :- Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :-
Historic England List No - 1239859,
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Site Dates :- 1886 -
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Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database

Record Status :- Incomplete
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Description and History

Crompton's former DC generating station, 1886, rebuilt after fire, 1895.

Relegated to converter station following establishment of AC generating station at Wood Green, 1900.

Eventually converted to AC.

Later closed; no equipment remains.

Recently rebuilt as offices behind facade.

Subways beneath Kensington Court residential development carried bare copper conductors and water supplies.

Further Reading and References

Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980

sources - A London IA Miscellany and Trans Newcomen Soc 11, 1930, pp90-97 - Dave Perrett

http://www.glias.org.uk/news/062news.html#H

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sources - A London IA Miscellany and Trans Newcomen Soc 11, 1930, pp90-97 - Dave Perrett
--- the following annotation is from Bob Rust, GLIAS :
Title should be “Site of”. - Robert Mason - 4 June 2022 - Robert Mason - 24 April 2024

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