Monument record TQ 67 SE 206 - Gravesend Power Station

Summary

Electricity generating station near Thames & Medway Canal basin built 1902-3. Further construction took place between 1906 and 1920. It became a research station in c.1970 and was finally demolished in March 2004.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6574 7413 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<01> Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Power Stations Of The Lower Thames (Unpublished document). SWX6965.

<02> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9418.

<03> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9432.

<04> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9469.

<05> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10016.

<06> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10048.

<07> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10071.

<08> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10073.

<09> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10116.

<10> 1940, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10127.

<11> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10287.

<12> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2004, Gravesend Power Station, Canal Road, Gravesend, Kent: Architectural and Historic Building Record (Unpublished document). SKE12514.

<13> Scott Wilson, The Embankment, Gravesend Archaeological Impact Assessment Sub-Phase 1 (Unpublished document). SKE12518.

Sources/Archives (13)

  • <01> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Power Stations Of The Lower Thames.
  • <02> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3100. print.
  • <03> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4099. print.
  • <04> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4021. print.
  • <05> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4019. print.
  • <06> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4003. print.
  • <07> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4001. print.
  • <08> Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 5007. print.
  • <09> Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2059. print.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1940. Photograph. 1798. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 194. print.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2004. Gravesend Power Station, Canal Road, Gravesend, Kent: Architectural and Historic Building Record.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Scott Wilson. The Embankment, Gravesend Archaeological Impact Assessment Sub-Phase 1.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Gravesend Power Station, Canal Road, Gravesend, Kent: Architectural and Historic Building Record (Ref: 1323) (EKE8818)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Impact Assessment at the Embankment, Gravesend (EKE8821)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of power stations along the lower Thames (EKE8310)

Record last edited

Jun 13 2005 12:03PM