Battersea power station

 

I had a spare hour or so in the Old Smoke and thought I’d try out the new underground line from Kennington to Battersea power station via Nine Elms. It’s a spur of the Northern line and terminates at Battersea. Only a short journey to this area which promises to be another upgraded hub amongst many in London.. 

Here’s the new tube station.

Rather swish inside, plenty of space and future proofed for large crowds.

Zooming out a bit on this one to get a flavour of the area.

Power station is a bit of a monster, cool place to have a flat. You can walk all the way round it on a circular path, surrounded by new build. Cafes, restaurants and shops all spouting up in the vicinity.

Walk takes you down to the Thames, another spot for an afternoon promenade.

You have to see it close up to appreciate its monster size, used to provide one fifth of London’s electricity needs at one time. Art Deco masterpiece but did it ever appear in Poirot?

It’s reported that the power station itself will contain Apple’s London campus, hundreds of new shops, a 2000 capacity event venue, a food hall, a glass chimney lift and hundreds of new homes. Wouldn’t you like to live there!

With al this activity it will undoubtedly be a big tourist attraction and hub in itself.