Case Study: Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station Client: Consulting Engineer: Services Provided: Location: Value: Year: www.van-elle.co.uk 01773 580580 info@van-elle.co.uk History of the Site Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Bankside Power Station was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963. Scott was also the architect for Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, University libraries in Oxford and Cambridge, Waterloo Bridge, and the designer of the famous British red telephone box. The western half of the structure, including the chimney, was built in 1952 and replaced an earlier coal-fired power station. The eastern half of the building was brought into commission in 1963. In 1981 Bankside Power Station closed

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