Berkeley Power Station from the air 1960 JLP01_08_058398

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BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view from the south-east showing Berkeley Nuclear Power Station and its reactors during construction with the River Severn in the background.
Berkeley Nuclear Power Station was the first commercial nuclear power station in the United Kingdom and one of the first generation of nuclear reactors in Britain. It had two Magnox reactors and was one of four stations located close to the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel. Laing were the civil engineers for the project with work commencing on 7th January 1957. The nuclear power station came into service in 1962 but has since been decommissioned following its closure in 1989
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 23828627
Date: 5th October 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 5312 x 5352 Pixels
Filesize is 5.92MB
Keywords: aerial, construction, nuclear power station