Talk:Battersea Power Station
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What kind of Power Station was Battersea? (coal, gas, etc?) --Dtcdthingy 16:18, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Coal fired. The article should say so, I'll check now. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 16:31, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Strangely enough the Battersea Power Station was featured in Pink Floyd's album and in the movie 1984 (year 1984). (anon)
- Also it was a major feature of the begining of the Doctor Who vs The Daleks movie with Peter Cushing - DarkCryst 18:43, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
The Pink Floyd Pigs article and this one don t agree on where the pig landed... Kent or Germany? Paul Dehaye 08:18, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
Anyone have a current status on the chimney issue? -Speedeep 20:38, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't the article start with the exact location/address?
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[edit] District Heating System
Added a section on the district heating system - the first in the UK. Will add more history when I dig some more out - but it's a start!! Gruffy 13:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Waste of space
What a gargantuan waste of space this huge and obsolete structure is. Architecturally it is unimpressive - this is one of many red-bricked four-chimneyed power stations in existence. An appearance on an album cover should not preclude it's demolition. If you want a fine example of a well-designed cathedral to industry then look no further than a mile down the river to Gilbert Scott's real power station masterpiece: Bankside. It (Battersea) has sat idle for too long: knock it down and build houses and shops. You know, places for city folk to live and work. 86.17.246.75 16:50, 10 July 2006 (UTC) You suck, dude. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.100.107.19 (talk) 14:35, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Goering's prohibition to bomb Battersea Power Station: a myth?
I have read somewhere (but a few years ago, therefore I'masking for a confirmation) that the Battersea Power station wasn't bombed during the blitz because it was so huge and caracteristic to be used as a "beacon" by the bombers approaching London. Goering himself issued an order forbidding to bomb the power plant... Is there any truth in this story?
-Not sure about Battersea, but I know the Jerries used Tower Bridge and Tower of London as landmarks, so it's not inconceivable that they used Battersea Power station as well. It's certainly big enough to be used as a landmark.
[edit] Merge the Power Station entry here
It looks like The Power Station London article is redundant now Parkview have moved on. Any objections to merging anything that isn't already here? Paulbrock 01:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello friends, Hank Chapot from California here. Why is there no information about the pollution legacy of this plant? I am researching gas manufacturing plants in the US, and the pollution story is important. Think about including the legacy of ash, cinder and liquid wasste from huge furnaces.Hank chapot 02:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Projected Man?
Didn't this facility also appear in the B-Movie The Projected Man? 68.118.72.156 (talk) 21:24, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
