Battersea power station: timeline of a modern classic

Begun in 1929, the building was a collaboration between architects Theo Halliday and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

• Battersea power station set for public opening after 10-year development

Battersea power station was built in two phases, as a collaboration between the architects Theo Halliday and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.

Halliday was responsible for the overall shape and the interior.