Not a permission visit.
Powerstation B comprises of 2 individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with 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.
Photographs for the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals album were taken in early December 1976. For the photo shoot, an inflatable pink pig, made by the Zeppelin company, was tethered to one of the southern chimneys. However the pig broke free of its moorings and rose into the flight path of London Heathrow Airport to the astonishment of pilots in approaching planes. The runaway pig was tracked by police helicopters before coming to ground in Kent. Whether the pig escaped, or was released on purpose to increase publicity, is not known. Animals was officially launched at an event at Battersea Power Station in January 1977.The Animals album is one of the main reasons for the worldwide fame of Power Station B.
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 Buildings at Risk Register.
Right, who wants to climb that chimney then? Boom!
The base of the chimney detailing:
View to central London
View North over the railway. On the original you can clearly see Wembley!
Vast open interior below:
Control Room A (the original one)
I love that each section is labelled at the top. The closest one is “Carnaby Street”
Ceiling fap!
The lighting in there is impossible, this was directly above a builders light so is a bit washed out, but you can see how the art deco motif was carried right through the gear:
Turbine Hall A (Those bay windows on the top right are to the control room)
Right lets head through the courtyard:
Turbine Hall B
Control Room B:
Cheers for looking!
Powerstation B comprises of 2 individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with 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.
Photographs for the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals album were taken in early December 1976. For the photo shoot, an inflatable pink pig, made by the Zeppelin company, was tethered to one of the southern chimneys. However the pig broke free of its moorings and rose into the flight path of London Heathrow Airport to the astonishment of pilots in approaching planes. The runaway pig was tracked by police helicopters before coming to ground in Kent. Whether the pig escaped, or was released on purpose to increase publicity, is not known. Animals was officially launched at an event at Battersea Power Station in January 1977.The Animals album is one of the main reasons for the worldwide fame of Power Station B.
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 Buildings at Risk Register.
Right, who wants to climb that chimney then? Boom!
The base of the chimney detailing:
View to central London
View North over the railway. On the original you can clearly see Wembley!
Vast open interior below:
Control Room A (the original one)
I love that each section is labelled at the top. The closest one is “Carnaby Street”
Ceiling fap!
The lighting in there is impossible, this was directly above a builders light so is a bit washed out, but you can see how the art deco motif was carried right through the gear:
Turbine Hall A (Those bay windows on the top right are to the control room)
Right lets head through the courtyard:
Turbine Hall B
Control Room B:
Cheers for looking!
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