Battersea Power Station Construction Begins
Work commenced on a large generating station beside the Thames to provide electricity for London.
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London Power Company Biography and Timeline
Follow London Power Company through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
London Power Company, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1929–1944Years on this page
1929
1933
Battersea Power Station First Phase Opens
The first generating sections of Battersea Power Station began supplying electricity to London.
1944
Battersea Station Operates Through Wartime
Battersea Power Station remained an important source of electricity during the Second World War.
Records, sources and methodology
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