We LOVED this! The FIRST Video we ever did that we actually forgot for a bit that we were doing our own UA-cam video! We had no idea what we were in store for! It's been a 40 year process and cost over 9 BILLION to convert Battersea Power Station (in London) into a: Shopping mall, Restaurants, Cinema, Apartments, Hotels and so much more! This place is incredible! We really had fun watching and learning about everything. We truly felt like we were actually there! Let us know if you have been or plan to go. It's only been open for about 6 months now. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
@@antheabrouwer3258 Your shock reaction at the cost of the Battersea conversion, would have been even bigger if you'd realised that the cost was in UK POUNDS not US dollars, so £9,000,000,000 is over $11,000,000,000.
They spoke about doing something with the power station for 40 years as it was closed in 1983, It was originally going to be the location for Disneyland Europe, but the real construction of the site didn't start until around 10 years ago
Going back to the real world for a moment - on the other side of the river is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home - the rescue centre which is 162 years old.
I helped build that, I was there from the very beginning when the first bit of concrete was poured for the piling, up until the RC frame was built and on to the brick work, I was the crane coordinator, I remember the replacement of the old chimneys 😊
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Great Reaction for this South West London Project costing £9 Billion but there are bigger and smaller Projects all over Inner London,in particular.I used to live on a Social Housing Council Estate near The Elephant and Castle less than 2 miles, South East, of Central London, and with a discount around 40 years ago, many residents could buy their property for, as little, as £12,000. Now there is a TWENTY BILLION Project and those homes have gone and some of the newer flats cost up to £1,000,000 !! 😀
I ALMOST worked there. Back in my truck driving days, I was due to start working for some carriers, who were part of a sub-contract. It was part of the piling operation inside the main building, and all of the augers for drilling the piles, plus the steel reinforcement had to be stored off site, about half a mile away. Just when it was required, the augers and/ or steels had to be loaded onto trailers and transported the short distance to site, then the 'old' stuff taken away. Probably a lot of sitting around during a 12 hr shift, & about 3-4 miles driving. Still the pay was good.. I got the induction, the medicals, photos, fingerprints, and my pass [ which I still have ], but suddenly the job didn't go ahead. The storage yard was close to residential dwellings, and we were the 'night shift', so maybe objections put a stop to it.
My Grandfather was the main supervisor/foreman for Battersea Power Station, his job was so important that he wasn't allowed to enlist for the Second World War, something which left him feeling like he wasn't doing his duty as all his friends went off to War. He'd be very impressed that it now has a new lease of life. It looks fantastic and I'll definitely be visiting soon. Great video Guys. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Just wonderful! This was an iconic landmark in London that featured on a Pink Floyd album cover. It looks far more interesting than the London Eye. Another power station has been transformed into the Tate Modern (modern art museum which is free).
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Great Reaction for this South West London Project costing £9 Billion but there are bigger and smaller Projects all over Inner London,in particular.I used to live on a Social Housing Council Estate near The Elephant and Castle less than 2 miles, South East, of Central London, and with a discount around 40 years ago, many residents could buy their property for, as little, as £12,000. Now there is a TWENTY BILLION Project and those homes have gone and some of the newer flats cost up to £1,000,000 !! 😀
My Grandfather actually worked at Battersea and I still have his securty whistle that he had to have on him while working. He was an Eastender born and bred; I am so happy that so much of its history has been preserved as it was and is an iconic building.
Part of the £9 billion cost was a 2 station tube branch line built as part of building the shopping centre. The terminal station is called "Battersea Power Station station".
I just have to say, that the developer needs congratulating for the sympathetic way they've kept the history intact and haven't ripped the heart out of it like so many others. Well done.
Coming from that area and having numerous generations going back centuries I can say that's incorrect. The whole of London has had its heart ripped out.
They probably weren’t allowed to, the power station is a listed building, so the changes to its external and to some extent ,internal, appearance would have either been forbidden or limited, hence no external signage.
@@tobytaylor2154 I agree with you, but I was referring to the building not the area in general. I know what you mean as my great-grandfather used to be the head gardner at Battersea gardens.
Most of the building was an empty shell, pretty much gutted decades ago. None of the chimneys are original, they are all replacements. Used to live in the estate opposite which was heated by the “waste” from the station. Just after it shut we went round the building and it was so sad seeing it decades after just before they started work on the area, was like a bomb site.
Actually the song "Electric Avenue" (written, recorded and produced by British singer and songwriter Eddy Grant), refers to a road named Electric Avenue in London, and to the 1981 'Brixton Riots' in that district - it is only about 4 miles distance between Brixton and Battersea (both on the South side of the river Thames).
@@OC35 - Absolutely correct. As you say, not the first street in Britain to be lit by electricity (that was in Newcastle upon Tyne) - But Electric Avenue was the first 'market street' to be lit by electric lights!
Regarding the apartments in and around the old power station, they go from around £145,000 for a 550 sq ft 1 bed to £2.5m for an 11th floor 1,500 sq ft 2 bed. The biggest, most expensive apartments (over £10m) were sold off-plan (mainly to "investors" from India and the far-east) a long time ago.
40 people: That building's on the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals album. Me: That control room's on the cover of Hawkwind's Quark, Strangeness and Charm album.
Morning girls Richard the London black cab driver here. I pick up and drop off their often and it's an outstanding complex. Back in the day Margaret Thatcher was going to make it into the European version of Disney world. All the best girls x
I’m a Brit & had zero idea about this either- I only know Battersea from the famous Battersea dogs & cats home! It looks absolutely mind blowing!! Fantastic vid and reactions as always ladies!
I didnt here about it either I must have been hiding under a stone last year Fab conversion, I'm really impressed . Thank you ladies for bringing it to my attention xx
I love the into. I thought i had clicked on something else for a min then I read the comments 😂I’m English and I never knew nothing about this mall in Battersea. U learn something new everyday 👍
Hello, Natasha and Debbie. I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I’ve been enjoying watching your reactions to all sorts of stuff. I’ve lived in Battersea my whole life and I currently live in one of the new (non-luxury) developments a few minutes walk from the Power Station. I have mixed feelings about the redevelopment. While I’m glad that the site is finally open and is actually being used for something, I do think it was a missed opportunity to create a mixed use development that could have featured affordable housing (including social/subsidised rent), community space, green areas and cultural/art facilities. It could have been a South London equivalent to the Kings Cross Central development that has transformed Kings Cross and St Pancras in Central London. Instead, we’ve ended up with a luxury shopping mall surrounded on almost all sides by ugly expensive apartments that do not complement the existing urban environment at all. It could have been so much more. Anyway, rant over. Keep up the good work!
It's amazing - my friend went back in November '22 just after it opened and she loved it. She went on the Tower tour and went up in the lift - she said that everyone in the lift said "WOW" when they emerged in the viewing tower and said that the views of London are spectacular.
In the dim and distant past I went round Battersea Power Station when it was still doing its original job as part of a school trip. I'm so glad it's been given a new lease of life, it's a stunning building.
What an amazing place! I loved the digital light shows, they were very impressive! The views from the top of the building were spectacular. I really enjoyed this. Thanks! 😃
Suprised you two have never investigated the Battersea Dogs and Cats home. It has been going over 100yrs. The lovely Paul O'Grady (who passed very recently) had a tv programme called " For the love of Dogs", he was a champion and volunteer.
Just before it closed in the early 80's and whilst it had all the original equipment in it, they had it open to the public for tours. I was fortunate enough to go on one and it was amazing. The size of the turbines were unbelievable and in Turbine Hall "A" it was all art deco. In the control room they had some TVs and they would have them on so that just before an add break they could boost the power as millions of people would be popping to the kitchen to make a cuppa!!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow He also designed Liverpool Cathedral which has a phone box inside. Lots on UA-cam EG This one visits both cathedrals. ua-cam.com/video/Lfvtg_5UsBU/v-deo.html
He was also the architect of Bankside Power Station, a bit further downstream, which has also been preserved and converted into a prestigious art gallery, the Tate Modern, which complements the Tate Britain Gallery on the other side of the river where the Tate's non-modern fine art collection is on display. Scott's other major creation was Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral (begun in 1904, completed in 1978), the largest religious building in the UK and eighth largest church in the world. He also designed the new House of Commons chamber including its internal fixtures and fittings and adjacent lobbies in the Palace of Westminster after they were destroyed by German bombing in WWII. He was the grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, two of whose masterpieces was the huge frontage of St Pancras Station in London, a station often compared to a cathedral; and the the huge neo-gothic Albert Memorial opposite the Royal Albert Hall.
Shopping malls are dying here too, so is the high street. Many towns that were once a hub of activity are becoming ghost towns. I personally hate shopping malls and much preferred shopping in towns. We had some lovely market towns and you were out in the fresh air.
I agree Dee, modern supermarkets and shopping arcades have killed of the high street shops, and as you say many once bustling towns are now becoming ghost towns.
As you said, that is awesome. I worked in London when they shut down the power station in 1983 and it was left standing empty for decades. It is truly wonderful what they have done with the space.
Thank you for reacting to this. I knew the shopping mall had opened but had no idea they had so much of the original power station to view. Such an iconic structure. I know where I’ll be next weekend. Fantastic video
Hello Lady's, I'm so glad and proud that you are impressed with the iconic Battersea Power Station.I was born in Battersea and the power station had been derelict as far back as I can remember and I'm 63.If you do get to London which I hope you do here is a day out for you. Within 2 miles 2 1/2 at a stretch you could first take in The Chelsea flower show ( Depending on the time of year you visit) Then shoot over Chelsea Bridge down to Battersea Dogs home on Nine Elms Lane,and next-door is Battersea Power Station and if that's not enough for you, come out back on to Nine Elms Lane walk down and New Covent Garden the Larder of London.And to cap it off the New American Embassy at Embassy Gardens.There you go Bob's yer Uncle Fanny's yer Aunt enjoy😊
Great to see development but London doesn’t need more and more, being from Battersea you must have seen the communities leaving in their thousands. It’s become obscene now the investment in London while the rest of the UK stays under funded.
@studio7651 I'm proud the building still stands and a lot of of the original features and working parts are still on show.But believe me you will never see me eat fish n chips at £22 a pop.I totally agree with you on the development side of things,but whilst you have a Prime Minister who when Chancellor thought it was better to give the money to Royal Tunbridge Wells instead of to a poorer part of England then that's corrupt. Yes a lot of people have left Battersea but they saw an opportunity to get out of London it's not all milk and honey here.
Did you miss the bit out that said "if you have any legs left after going to the Flower Show..."? because seriously, if you can move at all after walking round there you deserve a gold medal! 🤣
@carolineb3527 I get your drift,but I was thinking a stroll over Chelsea Bridge pit stop at the Tea Stall refuel.Looks like the 137 and an Oyster Card then🤣👍Thanks for the reply.
@@studio-flash I think most of the existing houses and flats have not been demolished in Battersea (well not since the 1970s), with the newer developments coming on former industrial lands / gasworks / nine elms goods yard
Battersea Power Station is a grade 2 listed building, that means the building cannot be demolished also a grade 2 listing means the outside cannot be altered in any way but the inside can
As usual you pulled it out of the bag. My husband worked sadly not in but in a building on the side for Thames water and before we married I was lucky enough to visit and it is huge. I watch Tim on his travels and he goes to some lovely places not only here in the UK but other countries, you might enjoy watching him. And yes he loves a nice smell. Well done girlies. Xx
Great video. The only thing it needed was a little clip at the start going into the history of the power station. When it was built, some footage of when it was ACTUALLY a power station. But other than that, great video. 👍🏻
I did a bunjee jump from the old Battersea Power Station back in 1999. They had a bunjee jump and a catapult set up right over the Thames! I love that place.. glad they done something with it.. as a West Londoner - that is one of my favourite landmarks and is part of the London Skyline!
I live 50 miles from London and pass it on the train when I go up there to see the sights once a year. I didn't know about this other than the chimneys were replaced and there are very expensive flats around it. Thanks to you who live thousands of miles away I now do know about the shops and lift and will go there soon! 🙂
I think he quoted £9Bn to develop the site ($11.2Bn). In the late 80s, the previous owner removed the roof and exposed the turbine hall to the elements, before running out of money to develop it; this Grade II* Listed Building was almost lost!
Novelty attractions to visit in the North of England: Eden Camp - WW2 history museum. Experience what life was like during WW2 in Britain. Kids go on school trips here to learn about the history but even as an adult, its still one of my favourite places to go. Cant wait to take my son next year. Beamish - open air museum. Experience what life was like in Northern England from 1820-1950s. See old coal mines, schools, homes, toys, sweet shops, old cinemas etc. Nice thing with this is that its an interactive museum- you dont just wander round looking at things, you take part. So if you ever fancied a go at a spinning top (aka whipping top) a kids playground game/toy, you can have a go in an old style school playground.
Good morning folks, Dave from Plymouth here. Love waking up to your positive content. In a increasingly dark world, you are both a Ray of light, keep up the great work, I appreciate you both, and the work you put in x
That was an amazing amount of space to design and construct. I love the bricks combined with the glass and metal. I think I would get a sore neck walking around looking up all the time. But you couldn't help rubber necking everything. Thank you ladies for a video filled with so much inspiration. I want to know where the design and diy stores were!!! Much love ❤❤
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow just had a look and if you put in the search engine on UA-cam Beamish Museum there’s a few videos on it including one from an American tourist. I think Debbie will love the old fashioned sweet shop
I remember Battersea Power Station when it was derelict many years ago when nobody knew what to do with it. There was also a smaller power station down river which is now Tate Modern Art Gallery with free admission, well worth seeing. Battersea Power Station is now on the London Underground with a new station opened a year ago.
Hello Natasha and Debbie, really enjoyed your video on Battersea Power Station. This is a very important part of my family history coming from London, my grandad worked in the power station during World War 2, it is fabulous to see what they have done to it, definitely on my list of places to visit.
My mother is from England, and when we visited several times in the 1970's and early 1980's we stayed with my mother's cousin in Battersea (she herself was from Battersea, although her mother lived in a different area near Lavender Hill IIRC). The power station was clearly visible from Battersea Park, where we went to walk around and play. My sister and I called it the Battersea Air Polluter.
I've seen London from the top of the Eye, which was incredible, but I can imagine the sight from the top of the chimney must be so much more! Don't forget to pre-order your tickets when you come to visit. Love from UK 🇬🇧
I remember Battersea power station very well me my brothers and sister used to play near there. When I heard the news they turned it into a shopping centre I nearly died. They should have left the power station there it was a beautiful piece of architecture wonder of it's era. since the shopping centre has been built I've never been there and I don't think I ever Will. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal 😄👍👍
Marie Fletcher ... I couldn't agree with you more, I'd have to be brown bread before they could drag me into that place, plus that's one place you won't find a pie and mash shop.
A large part of that cost would pf been due to the fact they had to build new tube network lines and station for the tube stop called Battersea Power Station Station. I'd imagine that woulda cost a pretty hefty sum to do.
I was a white van man delivering goods to the power station and took photos of its progress from 2013. I planned on taking photos till its completion but had a heart attack 2 years ago and had to retire so didn't get to complete my album. Would love to go there to see it complete but don't get to London any more. Thanks for this reaction it was great to watch
Boots the Chemist (Drugstore) and the others he mentioned are regular shops that most people can afford. It's so nice to see it finally revamped like this! It's been sitting empty and abandoned for so long, like a gutted-out shell of a building; and for so long it was a symbol of a run-down, derelict area. I never thought it would get done, but now it has, it's fantastic! And even the surrounding area is nice - I guess they had to make them expensive apartments to break even
Wow this is amazing. I only live 15 miles from London and didn't know anything about it. Thank you Natasha and Debbie for finding this video. I definitely need to go and visit this.
Now that you’ve found Tims videos, there’s one he dropped the other day you may like. He stayed on the Norfolk coast in an actual windmill you can stay in. It’s fabulous ❤
Several shopping centres here in sultry Bangkok have a host of high-end car resellers. Astons, Benz, Jag etc. Not on the ground floor either! Pick up a phone, some running shoes and a luxury SUV!
Just come back from Battersea Power Station today! Very impressive. We pre-booked tickets for the lift online which did seem expensive but worth it for the experience. The developers have done a fantastic job on what was a very run down and neglected part of London.
It's cost £9bn. That's nearly $11.5bn! It was derelict for 30 years before they took another 10 years to convert it. The chimneys were in such a bad state they had to be taken down and rebuilt.
Glad you both liked Battersea Power Station, I was born just along the road from the Power Station. It might interest you to know that Electric Avenue, as named in the song is a couple of miles up the road from Battersea in Brixton. Hope you manage to get over and see it for real.
My wife and I visited here last year on a visit to London with our son. Also went up in Lift 109 inside the chimney. Absolutely amazing. Well worth every penny.
Hi Natasha and Debbie. Love watching your videos, so keep them coming. I was born very close to the power station and it powered our family home during my whole childhood. I can't believe the guy made that video without any reference to the cover if the Pink Floyd album cover Animals. The last time I went there (around 1997) it was a concert venue. I live a 125 miles away from Battersea now in a tiny village on the Dorset coast, so thankyou for taking me back to my busy London childhood. Just to give you an idea of how things have changed : in 1977, I worked on a Battersea construction site, near the power station. One morning, during breakfast, one of the scaffolders told me he and his wife had just bought a small house, near the power station for £7,950! Ha! How things have changed! Next time I go home to South West London, I am definitely going to visit the old Power Station.
It was originally designed by Sir Giles Scott. However it caused controversy having a power station so close to the old London buildings. I remember going up to London by train and seeing the power station very close. It closed in the early 1980s and was left in disrepair for years. In 2007 it became a Grade II Listed building because of the Art Deco design. There were incredible arguments from all different countries what they wanted to turn it into. However it was finally bought by a Malaysian Investors to reflect the designs of Rafael Viñoly. The last time I went to London was a year ago and lots of building work going on at that time. Most of this flats are over £800,000 with a few one bedroom one for around £500,000. I would love to do the chimney ride but one I am now disabled so would not be able to do the stairs and secondly I am petrified of heights. The fact as you go up you cannot see how high you are going until you get to the top would be better for me I think! Plus most of the shops I could not afford anything especially as one of my dreams is to own a particular Rolex Watch, which will never happen. Maybe will try and go with a friend later in the year. Great video.
Ladies, Thankyou for this, I never even knew about this (for some reason)! I think because, as they said, 40 years in the making. For years they've said about this or that project, at the station and nothing ever came of it. It is amazing and done in a really sympathetic way, acknowledging all the history. You said about how empty iit was, I think that's probably because it's so high end and the cost of living crisis was just starting to bite, at that time. It would be lovely to see, but I couldn't afford anything!
After the power station changed it's original use it was a Tate modern gallery for some time. Fish and chips with mushy peas and gravy is how we eat them up North where I live and enough for 2 in 1 portion - £8.50.
I live 40 miles from London & have reservations for Lift 109 on May 2nd. I found out about it by watching the same video you react to here. Really looking forward to it. Loved your reactions to it.
I grew up near there. I can't see that mall lasting long if it only has high-end shops. All the brands there are also on the other side of the river in Chelsea and Mayfair, and i expect the rents on those shops are enormous. People will come to look around the Power Station without spending any money.
I suspect the only people that will shop there are those with lots of money, if they can afford to live along the river front or in central and west London, then they can afford to shop in this shopping centre. I suspect it'll be popular with the Arabs.
Hey ladies.Was there a few weeks ago. It's cool inside. The shopping malls are in the old sections on a few levels from the ground.The rather expensive apartments are from the higher floors. I believe Sting has an apartment there. He bought off plan for £8m it was suggested. This whole area was a lot of of nothing for many years after the power station was decommissioned but as you saw is now full of expensive apartment blocks as well as those inside the old power station plus a new tube line.
I used to go past that building on the train to Victoria Station every week day on the way to work, when it was in near total ruin, it was just the 4 main exterior walls and the 4 towers that were left standing, (it couldn't be fully demolished as it was a graded national heritage site, therefore protected). The building was used to hold rave parties in its "open" state in the late 90's and earlier 2000's as it made a wonderfully eerie, foreboding backdrop to the hard, industrial electronic dance music. In its working era, coal was used to fuel it's turbine generators. The coal was brough down the River Thames on barges when The Thames was used as a massive part of London's trade and industry, conveying goods before we relied on huge container ships, cargo planes and articulated trucks to bring industrial and consumer goods into the capital. Back then, London was heavily polluted and unfortunately that power station did its part. Some days the smog was so dense you could hardly see your hand in front of your face and we called those days "pea-soupers". Thankfully that's all over with, now. The developers have done a terrific job on the place, then again for £9 billion it should be. Thanks for a wonderfully natural and informative channel, guys. All the best. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Hi girls, Jensen Motors is quite an old marque, dating from when the Jensen brothers took over their old employer in 1935. Their most famous model was the Jensen Interceptor FF, the first car in the world to introduce permanent four wheel drive and ABS brakes. There were discussions at the film company ATT about whether James Bond would drive a Jensen Interceptor or an Aston Martin DB4.
@@alisonrodger3360 The car in the original Mad Max was referred to as "the last of the V8 Interceptors". It was actually a highly modified Ford Falcon XB GT.
I would be more than happy to live next door to the Battersea Power Station Mall. When I lived in Dubai I loved next door to the Dubai Mall, it was weird at first but you get used to it, I would watch the dancing fountains from my lounge or balcony and I could walk out of my apartment and be in the mall in less than 2 minutes and all the facilities and the best view of the fireworks at New Year without having to leave my apartment whilst others waited outside for hours and spent half the night trying to get back home. There are definitely some perks to living near these places.
It’s so nice to see it all developed. The amount of times I’ve got the train into London, going right past Battersea power station, it used to just be derelict, which was sad to see as it’s absolutely humongous.
It's good to see us reusing and respecting our historic buildings. There are a few places in London where the rebuilding has been very sympathetic to the history of the building, almost suspending the new inside the old. I like what they've done here, looks impressive.
I did work in the power station. It was derelict mostly with just one area maintained. As the guy said they still had to provide steam to the apartments across the river. I went in twice a year to check the boiler's heating recording was accurate.
We LOVED this! The FIRST Video we ever did that we actually forgot for a bit that we were doing our own UA-cam video! We had no idea what we were in store for! It's been a 40 year process and cost over 9 BILLION to convert Battersea Power Station (in London) into a: Shopping mall, Restaurants, Cinema, Apartments, Hotels and so much more! This place is incredible! We really had fun watching and learning about everything. We truly felt like we were actually there! Let us know if you have been or plan to go. It's only been open for about 6 months now. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
OMG. This makes me want to travel from Australia to my place of birth( Beckenham Kent) then make a side trip to this place!!!
@@antheabrouwer3258 Your shock reaction at the cost of the Battersea conversion, would have been even bigger if you'd realised that the cost was in UK POUNDS not US dollars, so £9,000,000,000 is over $11,000,000,000.
They spoke about doing something with the power station for 40 years as it was closed in 1983, It was originally going to be the location for Disneyland Europe, but the real construction of the site didn't start until around 10 years ago
Please please do a Paul O'Grady reaction (RIP)
Going back to the real world for a moment - on the other side of the river is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home - the rescue centre which is 162 years old.
I helped build that, I was there from the very beginning when the first bit of concrete was poured for the piling, up until the RC frame was built and on to the brick work, I was the crane coordinator, I remember the replacement of the old chimneys 😊
Will!!! That's so cool!!! Excellent job!! ❤
Amazing
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Great Reaction for this South West London Project costing £9 Billion but there are bigger and smaller Projects all over Inner London,in particular.I used to live on a Social Housing Council Estate near The Elephant and Castle less than 2 miles, South East, of Central London, and with a discount around 40 years ago, many residents could buy their property for, as little, as £12,000. Now there is a TWENTY BILLION Project and those homes have gone and some of the newer flats cost up to £1,000,000 !! 😀
I ALMOST worked there. Back in my truck driving days, I was due to start working for some carriers, who were part of a sub-contract. It was part of the piling operation inside the main building, and all of the augers for drilling the piles, plus the steel reinforcement had to be stored off site, about half a mile away. Just when it was required, the augers and/ or steels had to be loaded onto trailers and transported the short distance to site, then the 'old' stuff taken away. Probably a lot of sitting around during a 12 hr shift, & about 3-4 miles driving. Still the pay was good..
I got the induction, the medicals, photos, fingerprints, and my pass [ which I still have ], but suddenly the job didn't go ahead. The storage yard was close to residential dwellings, and we were the 'night shift', so maybe objections put a stop to it.
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Can't wait for you to come to UK.
My Grandfather was the main supervisor/foreman for Battersea Power Station, his job was so important that he wasn't allowed to enlist for the Second World War, something which left him feeling like he wasn't doing his duty as all his friends went off to War. He'd be very impressed that it now has a new lease of life.
It looks fantastic and I'll definitely be visiting soon.
Great video Guys. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Just wonderful! This was an iconic landmark in London that featured on a Pink Floyd album cover. It looks far more interesting than the London Eye. Another power station has been transformed into the Tate Modern (modern art museum which is free).
Oooh yes!!!! I didn't realize that was the same building on the Animals album!!!
I do miss the inflatable flying pig though! 😂
The inflatable pig on the chimney for the "Animals" album broke free & floated across London until it became dangerous to aviation & was shot down.
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Great Reaction for this South West London Project costing £9 Billion but there are bigger and smaller Projects all over Inner London,in particular.I used to live on a Social Housing Council Estate near The Elephant and Castle less than 2 miles, South East, of Central London, and with a discount around 40 years ago, many residents could buy their property for, as little, as £12,000. Now there is a TWENTY BILLION Project and those homes have gone and some of the newer flats cost up to £1,000,000 !! 😀
@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches Apologies,I stand corrected.
My Grandfather actually worked at Battersea and I still have his securty whistle that he had to have on him while working. He was an Eastender born and bred; I am so happy that so much of its history has been preserved as it was and is an iconic building.
Its in the south west end of London
Part of the £9 billion cost was a 2 station tube branch line built as part of building the shopping centre. The terminal station is called "Battersea Power Station station".
Current conversion rate would make it $11,163,825,000.00!!!
That's not going to fit on the signposts too easily!
It's actually called battersea power station.
I did all the fancy brickwork floor in the place , during the covid crisis, elton john owns an apartment up there
I just have to say, that the developer needs congratulating for the sympathetic way they've kept the history intact and haven't ripped the heart out of it like so many others. Well done.
Coming from that area and having numerous generations going back centuries I can say that's incorrect. The whole of London has had its heart ripped out.
They probably weren’t allowed to, the power station is a listed building, so the changes to its external and to some extent ,internal, appearance would have either been forbidden or limited, hence no external signage.
@@tobytaylor2154 I agree with you, but I was referring to the building not the area in general. I know what you mean as my great-grandfather used to be the head gardner at Battersea gardens.
Most of the building was an empty shell, pretty much gutted decades ago. None of the chimneys are original, they are all replacements. Used to live in the estate opposite which was heated by the “waste” from the station. Just after it shut we went round the building and it was so sad seeing it decades after just before they started work on the area, was like a bomb site.
Given it's Grade II* listed status, the developer didn't have much choice when it came to retaining features, thankfully.
The shops he mentioned like Boots and superdrug are where us mere mortals shop, buying stuff you can actually afford, well used to.
Thanks for watching 😊
Thank YOU for making such excellent videos! We felt as though we were there!
If you do visit, don’t forget that Battersea Dog and Cat Home is only a few hundred yards away from the Power Station.
A proud Brit,but no idea about this,well done to the developers,and thank you ladies, sending love ❤
Actually the song "Electric Avenue" (written, recorded and produced by British singer and songwriter Eddy Grant), refers to a road named Electric Avenue in London, and to the 1981 'Brixton Riots' in that district - it is only about 4 miles distance between Brixton and Battersea (both on the South side of the river Thames).
It was named Electric Avenue because it was one of the first streets to be lit by electricity!
@@OC35 - Absolutely correct. As you say, not the first street in Britain to be lit by electricity (that was in Newcastle upon Tyne) - But Electric Avenue was the first 'market street' to be lit by electric lights!
Beat me to it !
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Love that song ❤
Regarding the apartments in and around the old power station, they go from around £145,000 for a 550 sq ft 1 bed to £2.5m for an 11th floor 1,500 sq ft 2 bed. The biggest, most expensive apartments (over £10m) were sold off-plan (mainly to "investors" from India and the far-east) a long time ago.
40 people: That building's on the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals album.
Me: That control room's on the cover of Hawkwind's Quark, Strangeness and Charm album.
Morning girls Richard the London black cab driver here. I pick up and drop off their often and it's an outstanding complex. Back in the day Margaret Thatcher was going to make it into the European version of Disney world. All the best girls x
The owners of Alton Towers were going to turn it in to a theme part of some sort, but pulled out of the deal.
I love your Union Terminal building! It's gorgeous!!
It really is!
Anyone else think of Pink Floyd when they see the outside?
I’m a Brit & had zero idea about this either- I only know Battersea from the famous Battersea dogs & cats home! It looks absolutely mind blowing!! Fantastic vid and reactions as always ladies!
I didnt here about it either I must have been hiding under a stone last year Fab conversion, I'm really impressed . Thank you ladies for bringing it to my attention xx
I love the into. I thought i had clicked on something else for a min then I read the comments 😂I’m English and I never knew nothing about this mall in Battersea. U learn something new everyday 👍
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Had no idea what they’d done to Battersea. Thanks so much ladies that was amazing😊
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@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Welcome. A nice start to Sunday 😉
Hello, Natasha and Debbie. I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I’ve been enjoying watching your reactions to all sorts of stuff. I’ve lived in Battersea my whole life and I currently live in one of the new (non-luxury) developments a few minutes walk from the Power Station. I have mixed feelings about the redevelopment. While I’m glad that the site is finally open and is actually being used for something, I do think it was a missed opportunity to create a mixed use development that could have featured affordable housing (including social/subsidised rent), community space, green areas and cultural/art facilities. It could have been a South London equivalent to the Kings Cross Central development that has transformed Kings Cross and St Pancras in Central London. Instead, we’ve ended up with a luxury shopping mall surrounded on almost all sides by ugly expensive apartments that do not complement the existing urban environment at all. It could have been so much more. Anyway, rant over. Keep up the good work!
It's amazing - my friend went back in November '22 just after it opened and she loved it. She went on the Tower tour and went up in the lift - she said that everyone in the lift said "WOW" when they emerged in the viewing tower and said that the views of London are spectacular.
In the dim and distant past I went round Battersea Power Station when it was still doing its original job as part of a school trip. I'm so glad it's been given a new lease of life, it's a stunning building.
What an amazing place! I loved the digital light shows, they were very impressive! The views from the top of the building were spectacular. I really enjoyed this. Thanks! 😃
Glad you enjoyed it as much as us!!
Suprised you two have never investigated the Battersea Dogs and Cats home. It has been going over 100yrs. The lovely Paul O'Grady (who passed very recently) had a tv programme called " For the love of Dogs", he was a champion and volunteer.
We have!!! ua-cam.com/video/cIYdlsjjogs/v-deo.html
It's next door to it
Just before it closed in the early 80's and whilst it had all the original equipment in it, they had it open to the public for tours. I was fortunate enough to go on one and it was amazing. The size of the turbines were unbelievable and in Turbine Hall "A" it was all art deco. In the control room they had some TVs and they would have them on so that just before an add break they could boost the power as millions of people would be popping to the kitchen to make a cuppa!!
Same here, we lived in Churchill gardens. Saw it years later after it had been gutted
The architect for Battersea Power Station was Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also responsible for the iconic K2 Red phone box.
Really??? Freaking genius
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow He also designed Liverpool Cathedral which has a phone box inside. Lots on UA-cam EG This one visits both cathedrals. ua-cam.com/video/Lfvtg_5UsBU/v-deo.html
He was also the architect of Bankside Power Station, a bit further downstream, which has also been preserved and converted into a prestigious art gallery, the Tate Modern, which complements the Tate Britain Gallery on the other side of the river where the Tate's non-modern fine art collection is on display.
Scott's other major creation was Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral (begun in 1904, completed in 1978), the largest religious building in the UK and eighth largest church in the world.
He also designed the new House of Commons chamber including its internal fixtures and fittings and adjacent lobbies in the Palace of Westminster after they were destroyed by German bombing in WWII.
He was the grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, two of whose masterpieces was the huge frontage of St Pancras Station in London, a station often compared to a cathedral; and the the huge neo-gothic Albert Memorial opposite the Royal Albert Hall.
Wow hadn't seen inside it before, brilliant video and now added to the must visit list :-) thank you both.
Shopping malls are dying here too, so is the high street. Many towns that were once a hub of activity are becoming ghost towns. I personally hate shopping malls and much preferred shopping in towns. We had some lovely market towns and you were out in the fresh air.
I agree Dee, modern supermarkets and shopping arcades have killed of the high street shops, and as you say many once bustling towns are now becoming ghost towns.
There still are markets
As you said, that is awesome. I worked in London when they shut down the power station in 1983 and it was left standing empty for decades. It is truly wonderful what they have done with the space.
Thank you for reacting to this. I knew the shopping mall had opened but had no idea they had so much of the original power station to view. Such an iconic structure. I know where I’ll be next weekend. Fantastic video
Hello Lady's, I'm so glad and proud that you are impressed with the iconic Battersea Power Station.I was born in Battersea and the power station had been derelict as far back as I can remember and I'm 63.If you do get to London which I hope you do here is a day out for you. Within 2 miles 2 1/2 at a stretch you could first take in The Chelsea flower show ( Depending on the time of year you visit) Then shoot over Chelsea Bridge down to Battersea Dogs home on Nine Elms Lane,and next-door is Battersea Power Station and if that's not enough for you, come out back on to Nine Elms Lane walk down and New Covent Garden the Larder of London.And to cap it off the New American Embassy at Embassy Gardens.There you go Bob's yer Uncle Fanny's yer Aunt enjoy😊
Great to see development but London doesn’t need more and more, being from Battersea you must have seen the communities leaving in their thousands. It’s become obscene now the investment in London while the rest of the UK stays under funded.
@studio7651 I'm proud the building still stands and a lot of of the original features and working parts are still on show.But believe me you will never see me eat fish n chips at £22 a pop.I totally agree with you on the development side of things,but whilst you have a Prime Minister who when Chancellor thought it was better to give the money to Royal Tunbridge Wells instead of to a poorer part of England then that's corrupt. Yes a lot of people have left Battersea but they saw an opportunity to get out of London it's not all milk and honey here.
Did you miss the bit out that said "if you have any legs left after going to the Flower Show..."? because seriously, if you can move at all after walking round there you deserve a gold medal! 🤣
@carolineb3527 I get your drift,but I was thinking a stroll over Chelsea Bridge pit stop at the Tea Stall refuel.Looks like the 137 and an Oyster Card then🤣👍Thanks for the reply.
@@studio-flash I think most of the existing houses and flats have not been demolished in Battersea (well not since the 1970s), with the newer developments coming on former industrial lands / gasworks / nine elms goods yard
Battersea Power Station is a grade 2 listed building, that means the building cannot be demolished also a grade 2 listing means the outside cannot be altered in any way but the inside can
As usual you pulled it out of the bag. My husband worked sadly not in but in a building on the side for Thames water and before we married I was lucky enough to visit and it is huge. I watch Tim on his travels and he goes to some lovely places not only here in the UK but other countries, you might enjoy watching him. And yes he loves a nice smell. Well done girlies. Xx
Great video. The only thing it needed was a little clip at the start going into the history of the power station. When it was built, some footage of when it was ACTUALLY a power station. But other than that, great video. 👍🏻
Great to see you watching Tim. Him and Gabby are so lovely, it's my go to chill out channel.
The apartments for sale start at £640,000 for a studio rising to £8,500,000 for a 3 bed.
Oh, and thanks for the diversion to the Union Terminal - another amazing building!
I did a bunjee jump from the old Battersea Power Station back in 1999. They had a bunjee jump and a catapult set up right over the Thames! I love that place.. glad they done something with it.. as a West Londoner - that is one of my favourite landmarks and is part of the London Skyline!
I live 50 miles from London and pass it on the train when I go up there to see the sights once a year. I didn't know about this other than the chimneys were replaced and there are very expensive flats around it. Thanks to you who live thousands of miles away I now do know about the shops and lift and will go there soon! 🙂
I think he quoted £9Bn to develop the site ($11.2Bn).
In the late 80s, the previous owner removed the roof and exposed the turbine hall to the elements, before running out of money to develop it; this Grade II* Listed Building was almost lost!
Novelty attractions to visit in the North of England:
Eden Camp - WW2 history museum. Experience what life was like during WW2 in Britain. Kids go on school trips here to learn about the history but even as an adult, its still one of my favourite places to go. Cant wait to take my son next year.
Beamish - open air museum. Experience what life was like in Northern England from 1820-1950s. See old coal mines, schools, homes, toys, sweet shops, old cinemas etc. Nice thing with this is that its an interactive museum- you dont just wander round looking at things, you take part. So if you ever fancied a go at a spinning top (aka whipping top) a kids playground game/toy, you can have a go in an old style school playground.
I actually worked on the power station when the project first started . It’s amazing to see the transformation
Good morning folks, Dave from Plymouth here. Love waking up to your positive content. In a increasingly dark world, you are both a Ray of light, keep up the great work, I appreciate you both, and the work you put in x
That's so kind, thank you 😊 ❤
Near to there is Battersea dogs home you need to check that out as you will love it being dog fans
That was an amazing amount of space to design and construct. I love the bricks combined with the glass and metal. I think I would get a sore neck walking around looking up all the time. But you couldn't help rubber necking everything. Thank you ladies for a video filled with so much inspiration.
I want to know where the design and diy stores were!!! Much love ❤❤
So much fun!!
I have stayed in the hotel next to the power station. I could see work happening, great to see it.
Wow what an amazing place that apparently smells nice lol. Looking forward to the next video x
😆 🤣 smells amazing 😆
Thanks Kelly! ❤️
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow just had a look and if you put in the search engine on UA-cam Beamish Museum there’s a few videos on it including one from an American tourist. I think Debbie will love the old fashioned sweet shop
Thanks for sharing this ladies. I live a couple of hours from here and hadn’t heard anything about it! It’s now on my list of new places to go xx
This looks wonderful and that lift turning into an observation platform is breath taking.
I remember Battersea Power Station when it was derelict many years ago when nobody knew what to do with it. There was also a smaller power station down river which is now Tate Modern Art Gallery with free admission, well worth seeing. Battersea Power Station is now on the London Underground with a new station opened a year ago.
Hello Natasha and Debbie, really enjoyed your video on Battersea Power Station.
This is a very important part of my family history coming from London, my grandad worked in the power station during World War 2, it is fabulous to see what they have done to it, definitely on my list of places to visit.
Your Grandad had to be a tough, cool guy!!! Great history, bet he would have been impressed with what they did
Where did you move out to Denise,please?
My mother is from England, and when we visited several times in the 1970's and early 1980's we stayed with my mother's cousin in Battersea (she herself was from Battersea, although her mother lived in a different area near Lavender Hill IIRC). The power station was clearly visible from Battersea Park, where we went to walk around and play. My sister and I called it the Battersea Air Polluter.
I've seen London from the top of the Eye, which was incredible, but I can imagine the sight from the top of the chimney must be so much more! Don't forget to pre-order your tickets when you come to visit. Love from UK 🇬🇧
I remember Battersea power station very well me my brothers and sister used to play near there. When I heard the news they turned it into a shopping centre I nearly died. They should have left the power station there it was a beautiful piece of architecture wonder of it's era. since the shopping centre has been built I've never been there and I don't think I ever Will. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal 😄👍👍
Marie Fletcher ... I couldn't agree with you more, I'd have to be brown bread before they could drag me into that place, plus that's one place you won't find a pie and mash shop.
WOW WOW WOW. I was outraged when they originally said how much it cost but WOW what brilliant place.
A large part of that cost would pf been due to the fact they had to build new tube network lines and station for the tube stop called Battersea Power Station Station. I'd imagine that woulda cost a pretty hefty sum to do.
I was a white van man delivering goods to the power station and took photos of its progress from 2013. I planned on taking photos till its completion but had a heart attack 2 years ago and had to retire so didn't get to complete my album. Would love to go there to see it complete but don't get to London any more. Thanks for this reaction it was great to watch
Looks fabulous but what I noticed was the lack of customers considering it was only opened in October.
I love to watch you guys and love to see the things you watch l am learning new things in every time Thank you.
Always enjoy your reactions.Lived in the flats opposite the BPS for a while back in the day,complete opposite of luxury,believe me..big up the Chels
Boots is a chemists, Superdrug is a similar store but cheaper, River Island and New Look are clothes stores.
Boots the Chemist (Drugstore) and the others he mentioned are regular shops that most people can afford. It's so nice to see it finally revamped like this! It's been sitting empty and abandoned for so long, like a gutted-out shell of a building; and for so long it was a symbol of a run-down, derelict area. I never thought it would get done, but now it has, it's fantastic! And even the surrounding area is nice - I guess they had to make them expensive apartments to break even
I miss the scrapyards , coach and bus parking and car repair garages so it was hardly a abandoned area
Wow this is amazing. I only live 15 miles from London and didn't know anything about it. Thank you Natasha and Debbie for finding this video. I definitely need to go and visit this.
Now that you’ve found Tims videos, there’s one he dropped the other day you may like. He stayed on the Norfolk coast in an actual windmill you can stay in. It’s fabulous ❤
Several shopping centres here in sultry Bangkok have a host of high-end car resellers. Astons, Benz, Jag etc. Not on the ground floor either! Pick up a phone, some running shoes and a luxury SUV!
Just come back from Battersea Power Station today! Very impressive. We pre-booked tickets for the lift online which did seem expensive but worth it for the experience. The developers have done a fantastic job on what was a very run down and neglected part of London.
It's cost £9bn. That's nearly $11.5bn! It was derelict for 30 years before they took another 10 years to convert it. The chimneys were in such a bad state they had to be taken down and rebuilt.
Glad you both liked Battersea Power Station, I was born just along the road from the Power Station. It might interest you to know that Electric Avenue, as named in the song is a couple of miles up the road from Battersea in Brixton. Hope you manage to get over and see it for real.
My wife and I visited here last year on a visit to London with our son. Also went up in Lift 109 inside the chimney. Absolutely amazing. Well worth every penny.
It’s fantastic, I’ve been there a few times. It’s not just a mall, it’s offices, restaurants and bars. Luxury apartments as well.
Hi Natasha and Debbie. Love watching your videos, so keep them coming. I was born very close to the power station and it powered our family home during my whole childhood. I can't believe the guy made that video without any reference to the cover if the Pink Floyd album cover Animals. The last time I went there (around 1997) it was a concert venue. I live a 125 miles away from Battersea now in a tiny village on the Dorset coast, so thankyou for taking me back to my busy London childhood.
Just to give you an idea of how things have changed : in 1977, I worked on a Battersea construction site, near the power station. One morning, during breakfast, one of the scaffolders told me he and his wife had just bought a small house, near the power station for £7,950! Ha! How things have changed! Next time I go home to South West London, I am definitely going to visit the old Power Station.
It was originally designed by Sir Giles Scott. However it caused controversy having a power station so close to the old London buildings. I remember going up to London by train and seeing the power station very close. It closed in the early 1980s and was left in disrepair for years. In 2007 it became a Grade II Listed building because of the Art Deco design. There were incredible arguments from all different countries what they wanted to turn it into. However it was finally bought by a Malaysian Investors to reflect the designs of Rafael Viñoly. The last time I went to London was a year ago and lots of building work going on at that time. Most of this flats are over £800,000 with a few one bedroom one for around £500,000. I would love to do the chimney ride but one I am now disabled so would not be able to do the stairs and secondly I am petrified of heights. The fact as you go up you cannot see how high you are going until you get to the top would be better for me I think! Plus most of the shops I could not afford anything especially as one of my dreams is to own a particular Rolex Watch, which will never happen. Maybe will try and go with a friend later in the year. Great video.
I HAVE to go up in that lift! 😮 And so do you two ladies... its way past time you should have come to visit our shores! ❤
We will!
Haha. The song is “Electric Avenue”.
Wow that trip up the chimney looked amazing, well worth £15!
Ladies, Thankyou for this, I never even knew about this (for some reason)! I think because, as they said, 40 years in the making. For years they've said about this or that project, at the station and nothing ever came of it. It is amazing and done in a really sympathetic way, acknowledging all the history. You said about how empty iit was, I think that's probably because it's so high end and the cost of living crisis was just starting to bite, at that time. It would be lovely to see, but I couldn't afford anything!
Hi guys. Battersea is a nice cool place to visit. I’ve just got back from NY and I couldn’t believe how expensive it is compared to London.
Agree, was in NY last year.... prices were astronomically high. Budget was shot in days.
Wow! I must visit next time I am in London, thankyou N&D Show. This power station appeared in many films.
After the power station changed it's original use it was a Tate modern gallery for some time. Fish and chips with mushy peas and gravy is how we eat them up North where I live and enough for 2 in 1 portion - £8.50.
I live 40 miles from London & have reservations for Lift 109 on May 2nd. I found out about it by watching the same video you react to here. Really looking forward to it. Loved your reactions to it.
This looks very cool. I'm going to have to check it out next year when I'm in the UK.
I grew up near there. I can't see that mall lasting long if it only has high-end shops. All the brands there are also on the other side of the river in Chelsea and Mayfair, and i expect the rents on those shops are enormous. People will come to look around the Power Station without spending any money.
I suspect the only people that will shop there are those with lots of money, if they can afford to live along the river front or in central and west London, then they can afford to shop in this shopping centre. I suspect it'll be popular with the Arabs.
Hey ladies.Was there a few weeks ago. It's cool inside. The shopping malls are in the old sections on a few levels from the ground.The rather expensive apartments are from the higher floors. I believe Sting has an apartment there. He bought off plan for £8m it was suggested.
This whole area was a lot of of nothing for many years after the power station was decommissioned but as you saw is now full of expensive apartment blocks as well as those inside the old power station plus a new tube line.
Tim & Gaby are great ... watch some of his videos of The UK .. he stays in unusual hotels around the UK and the world
I used to go past that building on the train to Victoria Station every week day on the way to work, when it was in near total ruin, it was just the 4 main exterior walls and the 4 towers that were left standing, (it couldn't be fully demolished as it was a graded national heritage site, therefore protected). The building was used to hold rave parties in its "open" state in the late 90's and earlier 2000's as it made a wonderfully eerie, foreboding backdrop to the hard, industrial electronic dance music.
In its working era, coal was used to fuel it's turbine generators. The coal was brough down the River Thames on barges when The Thames was used as a massive part of London's trade and industry, conveying goods before we relied on huge container ships, cargo planes and articulated trucks to bring industrial and consumer goods into the capital. Back then, London was heavily polluted and unfortunately that power station did its part. Some days the smog was so dense you could hardly see your hand in front of your face and we called those days "pea-soupers". Thankfully that's all over with, now.
The developers have done a terrific job on the place, then again for £9 billion it should be.
Thanks for a wonderfully natural and informative channel, guys.
All the best. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I was just shouting at the screen "15 quid for a LIFT?" - Then I saw that glass lift and I was like... Ooooh. I'd pay that 🤣
Hi girls, Jensen Motors is quite an old marque, dating from when the Jensen brothers took over their old employer in 1935. Their most famous model was the Jensen Interceptor FF, the first car in the world to introduce permanent four wheel drive and ABS brakes. There were discussions at the film company ATT about whether James Bond would drive a Jensen Interceptor or an Aston Martin DB4.
Didn't Mad Max tool around in an Interceptor?
@@alisonrodger3360 The car in the original Mad Max was referred to as "the last of the V8 Interceptors". It was actually a highly modified Ford Falcon XB GT.
@@nicksykes4575 Wha! After all these years .... :-D
I would be more than happy to live next door to the Battersea Power Station Mall. When I lived in Dubai I loved next door to the Dubai Mall, it was weird at first but you get used to it, I would watch the dancing fountains from my lounge or balcony and I could walk out of my apartment and be in the mall in less than 2 minutes and all the facilities and the best view of the fireworks at New Year without having to leave my apartment whilst others waited outside for hours and spent half the night trying to get back home. There are definitely some perks to living near these places.
there was a debate that the Underground station is called Battersea power station, or Battersea power station station
How awesome for an old industrial building to be put to such a use with such imagination and respect for its former life. 😲
Unbelievable seen Battersea power station for years and to see it open to the public amazing 😊
Wow!What a place.I did know this was happening but it's great to see it.Thankyou so much for this xx
It’s so nice to see it all developed. The amount of times I’ve got the train into London, going right past Battersea power station, it used to just be derelict, which was sad to see as it’s absolutely humongous.
Yes it’s great to see, just a pity that money is only spent in these amounts on London, it’s become obscene.
@@studio-flash true! And that I’ll never be able to afford so much as a cupboard anywhere near it. Lol
Loved Debbie's face with the dad joke hahahahahah. Natasha you are great! love you mujeres hermosas.
Tate Modern art gallery a few miles along the river is also a converted power station. You might like to try and find some videos.
It's good to see us reusing and respecting our historic buildings. There are a few places in London where the rebuilding has been very sympathetic to the history of the building, almost suspending the new inside the old. I like what they've done here, looks impressive.
The apartments at the top of the power station cost as much as £20 million and have roof terraces (the ones you could see in the video)
Hi Natasha & Debbie really enjoy your excellent show. And your fondness of British culture. Awesome videos.
Thank you so much John! ❤️
I did work in the power station. It was derelict mostly with just one area maintained. As the guy said they still had to provide steam to the apartments across the river. I went in twice a year to check the boiler's heating recording was accurate.