Opening of the New Power House at Creekmouth, Barking
The open caps used on the cover are from Naudin champlevé, issued by Deberny & Peignot in 1924 to complement Naudin. The typeface was also sold in the U.S. under the name Sylvan.
County of London Electric Supply Company – Opening of the New Power House at Creekmouth, Barking by H.M. King George V., 19th of May 1925.
A beautifully produced brochure, resplendent in a presentation envelope, and issued by the County of London Electric Supply Company to commemorate the opening of their new power house (power station) on the banks of the River Thames at Creekmouth in Barling. This great evening took place on 19 May 1925 and, one strongly suspects, was the one time Royalty set foot at Creekmouth! The brochure has a potted history of the company that has been incorporated in 1891 to serve parts of South West London and some inner parishes adjacent to the City of London itself. These two supply areas were the reasoning behind their first two power stations at City Road, Islington and in Wandsworth.
The brochure has a number of colour plates and sketches by artist Norman Howard as well as photographs of the plant. It is spledidly printed and produced by one of the better printing houses of the day, the esteemed George W Jones, at The Sign of the Dolphin in Gough Square, Fleet Street.
Read more about Barking and the UK’s fledgling electricial supply industry on Mike Ashworth’s Flickr page.
