HOW MUCH? Battersea Power Station Short History And INCREDIBLE Restoration
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Battersea Power Station Is Europe’s Biggest Brick Building, Those Four Iconic Chimneys Puffed Their Last Smoke In 1983, And For Decades It Lay Abandoned With Potential Investors Unsure What To Do With The
42-Acre Site.
Battersea Power Station Short History And 9 BILLION Restoration
Well on the 14th October 2022, it opened it’s doors for the very first time. Restoration was a herculean project that took ten years to complete and a staggering 9 Billion in costs.
During that 10-year project, the four famous white chimneys looming over the River Thames have been dismantled and rebuilt, due to the corrosion of their steel structures.
The power station's distinctive brickwork has, where necessary, been meticulously recreated. Two firms that made bricks for the original building were called on to supply 1.75 million matching replacements.
The roof of the building, also had to be replaced. It was removed by a previous owner as part of a doomed project to turn the power station into a theme park.
More than three times the quantity of steel used to construct the Eiffel Tower has been used in the rebuild
Battersea Power station now has 254 apartments, as well as restaurants, bars, offices and shops. Not to mention that incredible attraction - Lift 109, where you can ascend one of those iconic Battersea Power Station chimneys in a glass elevator and take in 360 degree views of London.
Luxury apartments line both flanks of the main building. They start at £865,000 for a studio, there are also 18 sky villas - three- and four-bed penthouses with private terraces arranged around a communal roof garden on top of the building - these cost a staggering £7m to buy.
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned Grade II* listed coal-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company to the design of Leonard Pearce, The station is one of the world's largest brick buildings and notable for its original, Art Deco interior fittings and decor.
The building comprises two power stations, built in two stages, in a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built between 1929 and 1935 and Battersea B Power Station, to its east, between 1937 and 1941, when construction was paused owing to the worsening effects of the Second World War. The building was completed in 1955. "Battersea B" was built to a design nearly identical to that of "Battersea A", creating the iconic four-chimney structure.
Battersea Power station was also a big target for Nazi Germany during ww2, as the power station provided most of the Electricity during it’s operation, by knocking this out, it would have caused huge damage - After the failure of the Battle of Britain, the Germans attempted to bomb London into submission.
In September 1940, the Luftwaffe unleashed a merciless bombing campaign and London received the brunt of the initial attacks, being bombed for 57 consecutive days at the start of the onslaught.
But, instead of breaking morale, the raids galvanised the will of the British people for the rest of the war.
Battersea Power station survived the blitz of London, and is today an iconic landmark - It is now a place we can all visit, enjoy and shop till your hearts content.
Battersea Power Station Short History And 9 BILLION Restoration
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Dang! That is quite the investment to restore this place. That place is huge! Impressive structure. Pretty awesome. Have a wonderful day.
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WOW, that is the starting amount for the luxury apartments?! Incredible! Incredible history lesson on this power station!
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Wow 9 Billion dollars in costs over a 10 year period is a whole lot of money. It is a beautiful station indeed. Enjoyed the tour and information. Stay warm 😊
Thank you Cheryl, I’m definitely wrapping up lol 😆 my old bones don’t like the cold very much lol 😊 although on that day we visited the weather wasn’t too bad. Catch up soon a big thank you for the comment too
SO cool that they made it into a historical attraction! That price tag though - WOW!
The price tag is very high, it is an interesting site to visit though 😊 catch up soon Karen and Shannon 😊
When I was in Savannah Georgia. They had converted a very similar building into a Marriott. It was so cool.
I think I would love to stay there myself 😊 I think repurposing old buildings is something they should do more off, to retain as much history in those towns and cities 😊
Wow, taking down the huge chimneys and re-building them sounds like a herculean task! I'm really glad this iconic building has been preserved. Ooh, I might see if I can buy my second home in the building, lol! This was a very interesting video, Stephen and Yhana. I knew nothing about its history or the new project before watching your videos 👍❤🙂
Thank you Julie and Lucy, what they have done with this building is certainly amazing. Although the cost is hard to fathom. Perhaps the cost increased due to them needing to recreate things like those chimneys. I wonder how much each one cost?
What an amazing building. Loved the Art Deco features and the chimneys. Great history about the building and the cost of restoring this building was humongous. But it is great what they have created. Great video Stephen and Yhanna. Have a great weekend. 👍🏽🙏🏽🤗
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How beautifully they transformed the building, looks very modern and would love to visit this station as I only know now about it.
Thank you for sharing with us!
Hey buddy, hope you do get to visit it, I’m sure you will enjoy it 😊 I look forward to watching the video when you do 😊
Such a magnificent building! So busy inside! Amazing it has homes and penthouses here also! They have done and amazing job! And so have you in showing us this place! Many thanks 🙏
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I just cannot fathom that amount of money- seems surreal. I do however k=can appreciate the amount of work, energy and effort that went into this massive renovation and restoration. Absolutely stunning. Out of my price range but happy to know there are people who will enjoy living here. Great share Stephen en Yhana. 👍🇳🇱🙋♀🇳🇿
Thank you Anita, I find it hard to fathom that cost too, sounds far too much in my mind. But it does look incredible inside, it was a wonderful visit and a great place to share with everyone too ❤️😊
This was a really fantastic history! We feel very prepared to visit now!!
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Great video guys. That is one hell of a project. Great to see the building restored. And it’s iconic chimneys preserved. I can’t quite afford to live there just yet. Might wait till next year 🤷🏻♂️💰. Thanks for telling us about this historic building and showing us around. Have a good week. 👍🏻🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️
Thank you Watto for the lovely comment buddy 😊 I’m in the same boat as you, I can’t afford one either lol 😆 catch up soon and have a wonderful week too
So amazing how they took the time to restore the power station. It really looks great and would be amazing to have one of the apartments there - great way to keep up the maintenance, too.
I’m pleased they restored this too, they could have easily knocked it down, Battersea Power Station is one of those London iconic sites, although not one seen by many visitors as it’s a bit of a distance from the usual tourist areas. I think this renovation will change all that, it will bring in new businesses and money into this area too. I can imagine those apartments look incredible inside 😊
amazing to see what they have done inside the power station
I totally agree, and it’s certainly very awesome inside 😊 it was a wonderful visit and a great location to share with everyone too
Very elaborate repair work. Looks very beautiful. Great share. 💯👍
Thank you very kindly for watching and for the comment too, I agree they have done an incredible job with the repair 😊
Wow, every time I watch your video I learn something new...they have restored it magnificently....Great video tour...
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💕👍 Thank for a wonderful video my friend 🥇🥇🥇
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What an amazing huge undertaking! Loved visiting and hearing about it with you Stephen and Yhana. Would love to visit it, but at almost a million dollars US for a studio, we'll live out in the park! 😁😁Thanks for bringing us along.
Lol 😆 Yhana and I will be joining you in that park. But at least we will get an interesting view of the Thames and that building lol 😆
Awesome ! Thank you for great content, my dear friend..🌹
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Wow .. 9 Billion dollars is a lot of money, thanks for your beautiful filming and best detail narrations, great information and sending Big thanks from Indonesia.
Thank you very kindly, for such a lovely comment ❤️😊 it’s much appreciated 😊 sending warm greetings from England
Great visit, thank you for the history.
Always love the information you come up with about specific places! There is so much to see! Thanks for all your work!
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Love battersea as used go to the funfair alot,with the power station in the back ground,so glad it was restored debs xx 💎
Thank you Debs, I can imagine the funfair was great fun here 😊 I hope you and Phil get to visit the place too 😊 you guys would enjoy seeing all the changes xx
Brilliant what a lovely place xxx
It is very lovely and Thank you for the comment too 😊❤️ xx
Hey both, hope you're well. Wow, I had no idea that this is the biggest brick building in Europe. There are some great facts here, we didn't know most of that. Would have loved to have seen a theme park there though. We definitely need to do the lift, might just get ourselves a city pad, only £7m....might get two!!! I don't think we've ever actually been inside it, might have to take a visit next time we head down that way. Great video, really enjoyed that!! Top work both x
I would imagine that restoring/remodeling a building like this would take some time. I'm with Donna, I would love to have an apartment there.
Lol, an apartment here would be pretty cool, although my ideal home would be a renovated church or chapel. I would love a home like that. I would love to see inside those apartments though 😊
That was brilliant 🙂
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What an amazing building.
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Nice one, thanks for the look around and the history.
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Hi Stephen I’ll start saving my penny’s so I can move into the Penthouse. That’s a huge project they undertook. Long time to rebuild it but look how amazing it looks now. Wonderful history of the power station. I enjoyed it. 👍😊🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing your video here a lot beautiful stations here and london building
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Wow what an amazing building, yikes the money that has been spent on it! 😱 what an incredible overhaul. What an incredible and honest repurposing! 👍
It is a huge amount of money, I can imagine those shop units inside cost a fortune. A big thank you for the comment guys and catch up soon 😊
@@StephenandYhana such a wonderfully iconic landmark, we need more of these preserved!
I watch this video twice i really loved it❤
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Really interesting. Nine billion is a lot of money. We are staying nearby overnight early in the New Year and will definitely take a look.
Oh wow, very cool 😊 you guys should definitely take a look, if you get there early enough it’s not to busy. After midday it becomes manic.
Wow beautiful station
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Very interesting history 🤔 thats a lot of money
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Awesome my friend awesome. Keep up the amazing videos
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Love the new video guys, great narrative and lots of information 😊 I would expect nothing less from your wonderful channel
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Hi Stephen that was fascinating, Europe's biggest brick building which cost 9 Billion and I think you said the replacement matching bricks cost 1.7 Million ? Wow ! Amazing though to live in one of the apartments or penthouses with the 360 views you can get up there and the communal roof on top of the building and it
amazing that though it was a target for Nazi Germany , it survived the London blitz. That was brilliant 👏 ~ Anna 👍
Hi Anna, thank you very kindly for the comment 😊 it certainly cost a huge amount of money to restore this place 😊 far too much to be honest. But the place does look amazing and it retains all of those original features too, just how it should do 😊 catch up soon and have a wonderful week
@@StephenandYhana Amazing place and I don't know if you know the channel or not but you and Yhana are on the video of Peters on Maje Oneself At Home that is filmed here 😀
Somehow there is surplus money in all countries now. Very interesting . ATB Peter 🤠🇩🇪👍
Very true and 9 billion on one building is a lot of money 😊 a big thank you for watching Peter, catch up soon buddy
Good video 📸📸
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Fantastic
Very interesting history and what a amazing history. 9 billion dollars is about 8.5 billion too much on the restoration
Lol, I think so too, just goes to show you how much money passes hands in some cities of the world and this was just one building 😊 catch up soon guys
I thought it is a 9 billion give away, which reminded me the grenade I was competing for a while ago but did not get 🤔 cool power station over there
Lol 😂😀 now a 9 billion giveaway would be huge lol 😆 a big thank you buddy, have a wonderful week and catch up soon
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Sorry, I just had to check your relationship 💀. Turns out it's just a loving family, not that I know what a loving family is haha.
Lol 😆 Yhana is my niece, I’m her guardian, she’s been a big part of my life since she was 3 weeks old. Sending my best buddy
I was thinking this was the same location of the Wonka elevator. What an incredible investment, very entertaining video Stephen! 🦾📺🛗
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