Power Generation Collection

Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board (NCB) and work began in 1954

Beryl Bravo Oil rig in the North Sea

Aerial view, wind turbine near Wolnzach, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm district, Hallertau hops growing area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

A Watermill, c.1664. Creator: Meindert Hobbema
A Watermill, c.1664

Irrigation wheel at U.S. Telegraph Station, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Hunt, Phinney S
Irrigation wheel at U.S. Telegraph Station, between c1900 and c1930

Battersea Power Station turbine hall, London. 17th January 1934

Battersea Power Station, London. 17th January 1934

Engineer watching a bank of dials in the Control Hall of Battersea Power Station. These dials and gauges regulated the output of electricity from the power stations generators. 17th January 1934

News by candlelight, and battery power. Radio Durham news reader John Pickles had to rig up a makeshift power supply when the station was hit by a power cut, 7th December 1970

Horse and cart pulling coal through the sreets of London. Franklins Coal June 1955

Aerial view of London with Battersea power station in foreground August 1959

Kincardine Electric Power Station October 1960 To be opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 River Forth

Oil rig Ocean Odyssey April 1989

Calder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Artist: UKAEA
Calder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Calder Hall, the worlds first full scale commercial nuclear power station opened on 17 October 1956

Bentley Motors car factory 33126_038
The Bentley Motors car factory, Crewe, Cheshire East, 2017

Wind turbines in Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, USA

One of the four iconic smokestack at Battersea Power Station, London. 17th January 1934

Power Cuts effect Public Houses, with patrons forced to drink by Candlelight, Newcastle, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. 8th December 1970

Working by Candle light and Hurricane Lamps, The Journal Newsroom, staff cope with power cuts Newcastle, 12th February 1972

Shopping during Powercuts, James Taylor is able to keep his pharmacy open by using emergency lighting during power cuts, 2nd November 1977

Tea making during Power Cuts, 11th December 1970. In the kitchen, a spare car battery and headlamp bulb provide enough light to work in as water for the tea is boiled in an antique copper kettle on a

Petrol Station Forecourt, Perry Barr, Birmingham, 11th February 1972. Cosed

Chapelcross Power station 1989

Oil rigs Ocean Alliance June 1988

The world famous Blackpool Illuminations in the Lancashire seaside resort, famous for kiss me quick hats and the Blackpool Tower shows off its autumnal lights during the conservative party conference

Nine centimetre bucket filling 110 tonne haul unit with black coal at Ravensworth mine West Hunter Valley in New South Wales Australia

Modern Coal Handling and Storage Facility port of Gladstone australia industry

Coal storage and handling facility in Newcastle New South Wales Australia

Electricity Pylons

A traditional Norfolk Broad yachts sailing past one of the many windmill water pumps that help with the drainage of the Broads Landscape Sailing Circa 1935 Boats

Hunterston Atomic power station March 1973 With the village of Fairlie in background Ayrshire

Longannet power station external shot of plant

Straiten Church and Windmill surrounded by ripening wheat Rural religion Church Agriculture Crops Wheat farming Countryside Seasons Summer Circa 1945 1940s

Sea Gem oil rig discovers natural gas in the North Sea 1965

Thomas A. Edison, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

The Turbine Blading Without Casing, c1930. Creator: John Brown & Company
The Turbine Blading Without Casing, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Dynamo-Electric Machines, Worked by Steam, and Producing Magneto-Electricity, 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Instruments of Power for the Rushing Waters of Niagara River, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Lots Road Power Station - Evening, 20th century. Artist
Lots Road Power Station - Evening, 20th century. View from the River Thames

Electrical substation Number 1 on Staten Island, New York, USA, early 1930s. Artist
Electrical substation Number 1 on Staten Island, New York, USA, early 1930s. Built in order to meet the increasing demand for electrical energy in New York City

The First Parsons Turbo-Electric Generating Station, c1916. A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam

Gasworks by the Regents Canal, London, c1830. Artist: A McClatchie
Gasworks by the Regents Canal, London, c1830. A barge on the Regents Canal passing in front of a gasworks. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse

Dynamos, c19th century

Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station, USSR, 1970s. Built on the Yenisei River in southern Siberia, the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectic plant is the sixth largest hydrolectric plant in the world

Solar motor by Aubrey Eneas of Boston, c1905 (c1910). Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich farm Pasadena, California. A reflector 33 feet (10.05 metres)

Draining a mine using a series of suction pumps powered by a water wheel, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)

Gasworks on Regents Canal, London, 1828
Gas works on Regents Canal, London, 1828. A barge on the Regents Canal passing in front of a gasworks. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse

Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel, 1540. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel

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"Unleashing the Power: A Glimpse into the Evolution of Power Generation" Journey back to 1963, as Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station in Staffordshire, England, stand tall as symbols of power generation. From an aerial view near Wolnzach in Bavaria, Germany, witness the majestic wind turbine harnessing nature's energy amidst the Hallertau hops growing area. Step into history with a glimpse of Battersea Power Station's turbine hall in London on January 17th, 1934 - a testament to human ingenuity. Bentley Motors car factory showcases how power generation plays a vital role behind-the-scenes in manufacturing processes like never before. Marvel at an engineer meticulously monitoring dials within the Control Hall of Battersea Power Station - where precision meets power production. In times gone by, news was delivered by candlelight and battery-powered radios; Radio Durham's John Pickles had to rig his way through it all. Witness Queen Elizabeth II inaugurating Kincardine Electric Power Station in October 1960 - marking another milestone for powering nations. Ocean Odyssey oil rig takes us offshore in April 1989, reminding us that even remote locations can become hubs for energy exploration and extraction. Wind turbines dotting Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado serve as a reminder that renewable energy sources are shaping our future landscapes. Thomas A. Edison's printers sample from the Worlds Inventors souvenir album showcases his groundbreaking contributions to electrical power generation. The Turbine Blading Without Casing from c1930 highlights John Brown & Company's innovative approach towards enhancing power generation efficiency. Travel back to 1882 when Dynamo-Electric Machines worked by steam revolutionized power generation by producing magneto-electricity – paving the way for progress.