Proposed electricity generating station at Deptford, 1888-1891, model

Made:
1888-1891 in London
designer:
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
Model, scale 1:48, Ferranti's Deptford Power Station 1891 Model, scale 1:48, Ferranti's Deptford Power Station 1891

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Model, scale 1:48, Ferranti's Deptford Power Station 1891
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Model, scale 1:48, Ferranti's Deptford Power Station 1891
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model, scale 1:48, Ferranti's Deptford Power Station 1891

This model (scale 1:48, made in 1958) shows the electricity generating station that Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti (1864-1930) started to build at Deptford, on the outskirts of London, but did not complete. Ferranti was one of the first to suggest building large power stations outside cities, where land was cheap, and transmitting the electricity at high voltage to sub-stations near the users A fire at one of the sub-stations and other problems led to the company, the London Electricity Supply Corporation, terminating Ferranti's contract and scaling down his plans.

Details

Category:
Electricity Supply
Object Number:
1958-277
Materials:
glass, metal, paint, wood and complete
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 900 x 1400 x 715 mm
large pallet: 1066.8 x 1828.8 x 1397 mm
weight: 158kg
weight: 348.33219lbs
weight: 243kg
weight: 535.7261lbs
type:
models and power stations
credit:
Science Museum Workshops