Gasworks at Nine Elms Battersea 1958 George Elgar Hicks Section 42 of the original

Section 42 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty

A woman walking through a street market selling bric-a-brac

some wearing election favours

Piccadilly Circus

A panorama looking from Westminster Bridge across to Westimister Abbey and the Houses of Parliament

Gasworks at Nine Elms Battersea 1958 George Elgar Hicks Section 42 of the originalThe 19th century gasworks in Nine Elms, Battersea were built by the Gas Light and Coke Company. In 1952, after lengthy reconstruction following the Second World War damage, a new coal handling plant and jetty were built at Nine Elms to expand the works. Coal continued to be brought to the site directly from the ships on the Thames. By the late 1950s, the industry was rapidly diminishing. Since many local people worked at the plant, the loss was felt