battersea

I visited today and thought it was fairly grotesque. A sterile, boring, cliche creation that is an insult to the original architecture and function. It was just like a Westfield, with super expensive flats stuck on top and around laying empty, owned by investors im sure. I could just picture a...

The internet is alight with Battersea PS at the moment, so I thought we'd have our say. Explorers have been hitting Battersea since at least 2005, which is when we became aware of it. No doubt people had got in before us, we didn't know of them and we don't know now to be honest. Stoop and JD...

I guess this is high stuff? But then, there are also some underground bits as well... As a side hobby/business I practice and offer physical penetration testing to companies. The below was a (somewhat) permission based visit to Battersea Power Station, as well as the new Underground Station...

History: After the completion of the famous Battersea Power Station in 1933, 4 sets of tunnels were bored under the Thames. The first is known as "Battersea Steam Tunnel", which with the clue being in the title, was built to act as a surplus heat discharge outlet, as even when all 4 of...

There are several tunnels under the river Thames at Battersea. I belive there are 4 in total, 2 electricity tunnels, 1 steam tunnel, and 1 gas tunnel. The ones I am focusing on are the two electricity tunnels. These go from Battersea Power station to the north side of the river. One of the...

Wandsworth, Battersea, Wandle and Low Level Relief Sewers (but still not quite the Devils Gate :rolleyes:) I'll start with a map. Even with one this lot's well confusing o_O It's not to scale :D Here's a few pics from mine and @TheVicar s first attempt at Devils Gate that I did a --report--...

Hi Folks, Does anybody know about this tunnel under the River Thames ? It once supplied steam and hot water to 'Dolphin Square' on the north bank of the river. Now that the power station has long closed, has this tunnel been permanently sealed or is it still explorable ? The hot water was...

Wandsworth and Battersea Relief Sewer (nearly the Devils Gate!) @TheVicar and I attempted a visit of Devils Gate recently. We didn’t actually get to see it, more on that later, but I suppose it’s a nod to the trailblazers of yesteryear who first put their pics from this drain on here back in...

The History Yeah I know you all know it but I’ve added it anyways. Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station, which is now being redeveloped to bring new homes, offices, shops, restaurants, bars, open space and more to Wandsworth, south London. Now owned by a...

Been sitting on this one for a bit with view to going back in the daylight but really, now the nights are drawing in, the time has passed this year so it can go loose. Its the latest in the long line of control room conquests. I first noticed it back in 2011 when i was looking around after...

This tunnel is no longer doable via our way. Explored with @Cloudseed. If only Ru came along, but his claustrophobia sent him home :( History/Information “These tunnels were built to carry high voltage power cables under the Thames from Battersea Power Station to Pimlico. B tunnel was most...

Went with SK, Miss_anthrope and one non member Everyone knows the history but a quick copy and paste from Battersea.org The proposal to site a large power station on the south bank of the River Thames at Battersea in 1927 caused a storm of protest that raged for years. Questions were raised in...

Teamed up with @PatientTheory for this one. These tunnels were built to carry high voltage power cables under the Thames from Battersea Power Station to Pimlico. Most likely constructed at the same time as the A part of the power station in the late 1920s and early 1930s, but definitely in...

A site that needs little introduction Battersea A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to the east in the 1950s. The two stations were built to an identical design, providing the long-recognized four-chimney layout. The station ceased generating electricity in...

Visited twice. First with @Tig and a non-member, and then again with @wildling. Thanks to @Garou Garou for the tip-off. I would love at this point in my report to give you some historical facts about the tunnel, but unfortunately despite much searching on the internet, I have come up with...