Bankside
Title
Bankside
Description
Documents and images related to Bankside Power Station, from its initial design as a power plant to its rebirth as the Tate Modern Museum.
Collection Items
Original Bankside Power Station (1946)
Before Scott's power station, there existed a previous coal burning power station on the site, whose numerous noxious chimneys contributed to the pollution of Industrial London.
!["The Rise of Bankside Power Station" (1950)](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/12110/archive/square_thumbnails/9b9d0a103d5a792845ca03ec85b2235f.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=mEIJH5qrstGH%7EaDacSerWe4qH3OTTWUbm7bMHLy7Dq2r9unqGMOqbc1NyCsjHXo0e0GrcXwo9PefAVlq0SlDqfIz9r6w%7EbgWSNN1ix4PgQlPAOU63gpT4z84hy7sacW7jpBNFXLscRRXft63gxuRdLMXpMot8DYUOaIMp7B5Is6NY0yUIgvVUdveSOie4fxbflcDGEUryt0t13vUt74F1PkthOKfcFHfHBbWYjQOx38uV%7EZH%7EYNFWv5fOIRfmGMwOzuz8wRqlgPAorEPheufX8i1Fb39YQhvd3SX4DOZxXw8JLAVkTR8k52vYayZnrCyLvR-pT8eXFy-zlYfMKZbew__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""The Rise of Bankside Power Station" (1950)")
Constructing Bankside (1961)
Image of Bankside's half completed turbine hall and chimney from across the Thames River.
Bankside Power Station (1965)
Bankside Power Station at its operating heyday, view from across the Thames River taken in 1965.
Bankside Power Station, lateral section (1952)
"Section A-A" through Bankside Power Station, with architectural detail and signed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
