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London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks
Engelsk Paperback
London's Lost Power Stations and Gasworks
Engelsk Paperback

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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.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
192
ISBN-13:
9780752487618
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0752487612
Udg. Dato:
1 apr 2013
Længde:
13mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
233mm
Forlag:
The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
1 apr 2013
Forfatter(e):
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