EAW041952 ENGLAND (1952). Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952
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| Title | [EAW041952] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952 | 
| Reference | EAW041952 | 
| Date | 14-March-1952 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | THE BOROUGH | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 531986, 180474 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.097969559752719, 51.507279745254 | 
| National Grid Reference | TQ320805 | 
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|  Bankside House, SE Regional HQ for CEGB Central Electricity Generating Board. Ground floor was the computing centre , ICL 1903T machine in 1974. The power station provided centralised hot water to the local estates. |   Jerzed | Friday 15th of September 2023 05:14:01 PM | 
|  Sumner Street, original tram terminal in Southwark Bridge Road. On 14th July 1925 Sir Alfred Bowyer, The Lord Mayor of London took the controls of decorated tramcar 1847, and drove across the rebuilt bridge to the new terminus at Queen Street Place. For only the third time the tramways of London had established a toehold in "The City" and it was to last for only 27 years as the last 46 to Woolwich departed on the 5th july 1952. The events of 1925 were recorded for posterity by Pathe and can be viewed on their website. |   Nowy Paul | Sunday 11th of August 2019 02:50:47 PM | 
|   Alan McFaden | Saturday 9th of August 2014 06:16:24 PM | |
|  Clink Street, site of the Clink Prison |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:58:51 PM | 
|  Park Street |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:57:15 PM | 
|  Steps joining Southwatk Bridge Road with Park Street below |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:56:24 PM | 
|  The Anchor Brewery, operated by Barclay, Perkins & Co. |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:55:09 PM | 
|  Anchor Terrace, Southwark Bridge Road |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:53:53 PM | 
|  Chimney of Grey and Martin's City Lead Mills |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 08:52:44 PM | 
|  The Windmill public house |   courage | Friday 18th of July 2014 03:55:18 PM | 
|   Alan McFaden | Sunday 15th of June 2014 10:02:08 AM | |
|   Alan McFaden | Wednesday 14th of May 2014 09:14:08 AM | |
|   Alan McFaden | Wednesday 14th of May 2014 09:13:00 AM | |
|   Alan McFaden | Wednesday 14th of May 2014 09:12:07 AM | |
|   Alan McFaden | Wednesday 14th of May 2014 09:11:00 AM | |
|   Alan McFaden | Wednesday 14th of May 2014 09:08:49 AM | 
User Comment Contributions
|   Clink Museum |   Alan McFaden | Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:34:13 PM | 
| Bankside Power Station now Tate Modern from St. Paul's Cathedral looking south 07/01/2008 | Class31 | Tuesday 13th of May 2014 08:28:57 AM | 
 
             
  ![[EAW041952] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/041/EAW041952.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW041951] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/041/EAW041951.jpg) 
 ![[EAW041954] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/041/EAW041954.jpg) 
 ![[EAW041955] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/041/EAW041955.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043633] Bankside Power Station under construction and the surrounding area, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043633.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043634] Bankside Power Station under construction and Blackfriars Bridge, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043634.jpg) 
 ![[EAW041953] Bankside Power Station under construction, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/041/EAW041953.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043632] Bankside Power Station under construction and Blackfriars Bridge, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043632.jpg) 
 ![[EAW000519] Blackfriars Bridge and Station and the city, The Borough, from the south-east, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/000/EAW000519.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028772] Bankside Power Station under construction and environs, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028772.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028770] Southwark Street, Bankside Power Station under construction and environs, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028770.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043631] Bankside Power Station under construction and the surrounding area, The Borough, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043631.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028768] The area around Southwark Street between Blackfriars Road and Southwark Bridge Road, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028768.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028765] Suffolk Street, Sumner Street and environs, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028765.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028764] Southwark Street from Great Guildford Street to Hopton Street, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028764.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028771] Southwark Street, Blackfriars Bridge and environs, The Borough, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028771.jpg) 
 ![[EPW005135] Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005135.jpg) 
 





