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| Refurbished and reopened. |
Battersea Power Station has been an iconic landmark on London's skyline since the 1930s.
I had only visited the area once, back in 2014, when I visited Battersea Park and took a walk back to Westminster via the north bank. At that time the power station was in a state of neglect, having been closed since 1983.
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| A derelict icon. |
I took a few photos of the building, from the north bank, but never went to close to the building.
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| Battersea Power Station in 2014. |
One of the other reasons for not visiting was that the entire area was more industrial, so didn't appeal to me at the time.
From 2014 a major regeneration of the area and the power station began. The Embassy of the United States opened just down the road in Nine Elms, in 2017 and with houses, apartments and an extension to the Northern line soon following the area was soon on the up.
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| Embassy of the United States, Nine Elms. |
Arriving at the power station, via the aforementioned Northern line extension, we made our way around the outside of the building, grabbing a coffee from one of the street vendors to fend off the bitterly cold wind. We walked around the building, which has numerous entrances on different levels, taking in the landscaped grounds and seating areas, which include a deck on the River Thames. A playground for children to enjoy, in warmer weather, is close by and I can see the entire area being the place to be in the warmer months.
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| An original chimney segment. |
Suitably warmed we headed inside the building and were immediately dwarfed by the scale of the cavernous building. We passed through Turbine Room 'A' to Turbine Room 'B', with Emma checking out the various shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
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| Lots of levels and lots to do. |
