2-624-190 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

Turbine hall of Greenwich Generating Station, London, 1932. Interior showing machinery looking east. The Generating Station was built in 1902-10 for the London County Council to provide electric power to the capital's tramways. It was originally coal-fired and is still used as a backup electricity source for London's underground rail system. It is one of few early power stations to continue in operation and is notable as an early example of a steel-framed building.