Ref NoGMS/1/6/31
Title'Temples of Power' (Part 1)
Admin/Biog HistoryIn 1979, Stamp and Glynn Boyd Harte, published 'Temples of Power', a collection of lithographs of London's power stations drawn by Harte, with text written by Stamp. John Betjeman also provided the foreword. It was an expensive production, only 250 editions were made, and it was published by Curwen Press for the Cygnet Press. Simon Rendall was the publisher.

To celebrate the publication, they held a party at the National Liberal Club, at which they had a cake made in the shape of Battersea Power Station.

Glynn Boyd Harte was a British artist, illustrator and author, he and Stamp were friends, and both members of the Art Workers Guild.
DescriptionThis file includes material concerning Stamp's research into power stations for the publication 'Temples of Power'. It also includes material concerning Stamp's research into the architect Charles Stanley Peach, and the engineer, Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton.

It also includes material relating to the publication's launch party, and the books reception.
Date1966-1989
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Image CaptionLetter from Simon Rendall, dated 14 Nov 1978, concerning Stamp's introduction for 'Temples of Power'
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