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Deptford Power Station

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Three distinct coal-fired power stations were built at Deptford on the south bank of the River Thames, the first of which is regarded as the first central high-voltage power station in the world. [1]

22 relations: Alternating current, B. Hick and Sons, Bankside Power Station, Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Deptford, Electric generator, Forth Banks Power Station, Grosvenor Gallery, Holborn Viaduct power station, Leonard Pearce, List of locations in the Port of London, List of power stations in England, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Neptune Bank Power Station, North West England, Port of London, River Ravensbourne, Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, Siemens Brothers, Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry, 1880s, 1891 in the United Kingdom.

Alternating current

Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.

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B. Hick and Sons

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Bankside Power Station

Bankside Power Station is a decommissioned electricity generating station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in the Bankside area of the Borough of Southwark, London.

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Burntisland Shipbuilding Company

The Burntisland Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilder and repairer in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland that was founded in 1918.

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Deptford

Deptford is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham.

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Electric generator

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.

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Forth Banks Power Station

Forth Banks Power Station refers to a now-demolished coal-fired power station in North East England.

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Grosvenor Gallery

The Grosvenor Gallery was an art gallery in London founded in 1877 by Sir Coutts Lindsay and his wife Blanche.

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Holborn Viaduct power station

Holborn Viaduct power station, named the Edison Electric Light Station, was the world's first coal-fired power station, generating electricity for public use.

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Leonard Pearce

Sir Standen Leonard Pearce (28 September 1873 – 20 October 1947) was an English electrical engineer, perhaps best remembered for designing Battersea Power Station, on which he was assisted by Sir Giles Scott and the architectural practice Halliday and Agate.

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List of locations in the Port of London

This is a list of about 680 former or extant wharves, docks, piers, terminals, etc.

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List of power stations in England

This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England.

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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR; known also as "the Brighton line", "the Brighton Railway" or the Brighton) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922.

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Neptune Bank Power Station

Neptune Bank Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Tyne at Wallsend near Newcastle upon Tyne.

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North West England

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Port of London

The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames from the capital to the North Sea.

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River Ravensbourne

The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in south London, England.

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Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti

Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti (9 April 1864 – 13 January 1930) was a British electrical engineer and inventor.

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Siemens Brothers

Siemens Brothers and Company Limited was an electrical engineering design and manufacturing business in London, England.

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Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry

The following is a list of major events in the history of the United Kingdom's electricity supply industry.

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1880s

The 1880s was a decade that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889.

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1891 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1891 in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deptford_Power_Station

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