Bankside Power Station
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Bankside Power Station is a former oil-fired power station on London’s South Bank, best known today as the converted industrial building that houses the Tate Modern art museum.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bankside Power Station (former) | 1 |
| Bankside Power Station boiler house | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former power station
ⓘ
industrial building ⓘ oil-fired power station ⓘ |
| architect | Giles Gilbert Scott ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | brick industrial architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures on the River Thames
ⓘ
Former power stations in the United Kingdom ⓘ Industrial buildings in London ⓘ Oil-fired power stations in England ⓘ Power stations in London ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1947 ⓘ |
| conversionToMuseumCompleted | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern building
art museum building ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1981 ⓘ |
| designedFor | electricity generation ⓘ |
| floorCount | several industrial levels including turbine hall ⓘ |
| fuelType | oil ⓘ |
| gridConnection | National Grid ⓘ |
| hasTurbineHall |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Turbine Hall of Tate Modern
|
| heightOfChimney | 99 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | landmark industrial building in London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bankside
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
South Bank of the River Thames ⓘ
surface form:
South Bank
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | London Borough of Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite |
St Paul's Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral
|
| nearbyLandmark |
Millennium Bridge London
ⓘ
surface form:
Millennium Bridge
The Globe Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare’s Globe
|
| notableFeature |
large turbine hall
ⓘ
single central chimney ⓘ |
| numberOfChimneys | 1 ⓘ |
| occupant | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| operatorDuringOperation | Central Electricity Generating Board ⓘ |
| originalName | Bankside Power Station self-link ⓘ |
| ownerDuringOperation | Central Electricity Generating Board ⓘ |
| partOf | post-war reconstruction of London ⓘ |
| previousFuelType | coal ⓘ |
| redevelopedAs | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| regionServed | London area ⓘ |
| situatedOn | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bankside Power Station boiler house
this entity surface form:
Bankside Power Station (former)