46, Kensington Court W8 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1977. Electricity generating station. 1 related planning application.
46, Kensington Court W8
- WRENN ID
- scattered-niche-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1977
- Type
- Electricity generating station
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2579 NE KENSINGTON COURT W8 31/28 13.12.77 No 46 (the former Electricity Generating Station)
II
Former generating station. 1888. Designed possibly by J J Stevenson. Three storeys. Red brick with stone string courses, corbels and other details. Brick pilaster strips divide the bays at first and second floor levels. Terra-cotta panels in pediment over main entrance and in end bays at second floor level. Stone plaque over main entrance instribed 'Electric Lighting Station'. The original generating equipment was designed and installed by Colonel Compton, a pioneer in the field. The building was used for this purpose from 1888-1900. Listed for its historical importance as one of the earliest surviving electricity generating stations.
Listing NGR: TQ2583179684
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