London architecture commercial 1880 1940
In 1930 the London Power Company engaged Scott as consulting architect for its new electricity generating station at Battersea.
The building was designed by the company's chief engineer, Leonard Pearce, and Scott's role was to enhance the external appearance of the massive architecture.[
He opted for external brickwork, put some detailing on the sheer walls, and remodelled the four corner chimneys so that they resembled classical columns.
Battersea Power Station, opened in 1933 but disused since 1982, remains one of the most conspicuous industrial buildings in London.
At the time of its opening, The Observer, though expressing some reservations about details of Scott's work, called it "one of the finest sights in London".
In a poll organised by The Architectural Review in 1939 to find what lay people thought were Britain's best modern buildings, Battersea Power Station was in second place, behind the Peter Jones building.