Issue 36 2023 - Journal - Page 11
‘Honest repairs’ in the
restoration of Battersea
Power Station
by Tamsin Pickeral, Operations Director, Szerelmey.
A large part of our works included extensive brick
replacements and repointing, forming of new openings
including the manufacture and installation of new steelwork and widespread faience repair and replacement
through both Turbine Halls. In total we installed approximately 400,000 bricks, supplied by Northcote, to restore
large sections of the internal features. Both colours and
textures were carefully selected to enable our team of
Being able to contribute towards the restoration of
Battersea Power Station through delivering the internal
brick and faience restoration packages will always rank
as one of our company’s most special projects. The size
and scale of the project alone, which continued for 3
years for Szerelmey, and seeing what was a derelict shell,
now a vibrant space so close to our offices is fantastic.
Above, Battersea Power Station - Turbine Hall - credit John Sturrock.
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