An aerial view from the south-east showing Berkeley Nuclear Power Station and its reactors during construction, with the River Severn in the background

Date:
21 Oct 1960
Location:
Berkeley Power Station, Ham And Stone, Berkeley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Reference:
JLP01/08/058398
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Nuclear Power Station, Aerial View, Construction, Waterscape