So after visiting this iconic site the month before and not getting around to seeing everything I wanted plans were made to visit again. Did the visit and then forgot all about the photos :crazy
The first visit involved 25 odd people on the roof, being scared shitless by Skeleton Key & 4am drives home. Visit two involved a full on night marathon being held in the surrounding grounds and more 4am drives home. Inbetween that access had just resorted to the ridiculous.. never imagined Battersea to ever offer up access quite like it did during this spell. Visited with far to many people to remember but shouts out to the expert tour guide DMax who's 3d render of the place is going to be amazing when finally finished. If you've not seen it previously check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV54Tfo8cdY
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, an inner-city district of South West London. It comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to its east in the 1950s. The two stations were built to an identical design, providing the well known four-chimney layout.
The station ceased generating electricity in 1983, but over the past 50 years it has become one of the best known landmarks in London and is Grade II* listed. The station’s celebrity owes much to numerous cultural appearances, which include a shot in The Beatles’ 1965 movie Help!, appearing in the video for the 1982 hit single “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’†by heavy metal band Judas Priest and being used in the cover art of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals, as well as a cameo appearance in Take That’s music video “The Floodâ€. In addition, a photograph of the plant’s control room was used as cover art on Hawkwind’s 1977 album Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
Since the station’s closure the site has remained largely unused, with numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners.
The station is the largest brick building in Europe and is notable for its original, lavish Art Deco interior fittings and décor. However, the building’s condition has been described as “very bad†by English Heritage and is included in its Heritage at Risk Register
On 7 June 2012, it was officially announced by Knight Frank that administrators Ernst & Young had entered into an exclusivity agreement with SP Setia and Sime Darby and were working towards a timely exchange and completion of the site and associated land. Construction on Phase 1 is due to commence in 2013, with completion due in 2016/17.
Thanks for looking, all my BPS photos can be found ere: Battersea Power Station, London | Whatevers Left | UK Urbex
The first visit involved 25 odd people on the roof, being scared shitless by Skeleton Key & 4am drives home. Visit two involved a full on night marathon being held in the surrounding grounds and more 4am drives home. Inbetween that access had just resorted to the ridiculous.. never imagined Battersea to ever offer up access quite like it did during this spell. Visited with far to many people to remember but shouts out to the expert tour guide DMax who's 3d render of the place is going to be amazing when finally finished. If you've not seen it previously check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV54Tfo8cdY
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, an inner-city district of South West London. It comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to its east in the 1950s. The two stations were built to an identical design, providing the well known four-chimney layout.
The station ceased generating electricity in 1983, but over the past 50 years it has become one of the best known landmarks in London and is Grade II* listed. The station’s celebrity owes much to numerous cultural appearances, which include a shot in The Beatles’ 1965 movie Help!, appearing in the video for the 1982 hit single “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’†by heavy metal band Judas Priest and being used in the cover art of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals, as well as a cameo appearance in Take That’s music video “The Floodâ€. In addition, a photograph of the plant’s control room was used as cover art on Hawkwind’s 1977 album Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
Since the station’s closure the site has remained largely unused, with numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners.
The station is the largest brick building in Europe and is notable for its original, lavish Art Deco interior fittings and décor. However, the building’s condition has been described as “very bad†by English Heritage and is included in its Heritage at Risk Register
On 7 June 2012, it was officially announced by Knight Frank that administrators Ernst & Young had entered into an exclusivity agreement with SP Setia and Sime Darby and were working towards a timely exchange and completion of the site and associated land. Construction on Phase 1 is due to commence in 2013, with completion due in 2016/17.
Thanks for looking, all my BPS photos can be found ere: Battersea Power Station, London | Whatevers Left | UK Urbex