Battersea Power Station, as it could be a decade from now. The long-running, often tragi-comic attempt to do something with Battersea Power Station took a major step forward last night when Wandsworth council approved the latest redevelopment plans. The £5.5 billion proposal, submitted a year …
400 cyclists in tweed took to the streets for the Tweed Run 202 metres tall: that’s the Heron Tower 5 days of air travel cancellations, due to continue because of VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, CLOUDS OF ASH and TRAVEL CHAOS And after that eruption, there aren’t really …
Photo / naughton321 A survey conducted by Beautiful Britain magazine has ranked Giles Gilbert Scott’s broken but beloved riverside power station as the second worst eyesore in the country. The mag, which (to judge by its website) has a taste that tacks towards the bucolic, …
The future redevelopment of Battersea Power Station could hinge on the fate of a little known pumping station on the site’s eastern perimeter. The Grade II-listed station has come to the attention of the Victorian Society, which describes it as a “hidden industrial gem” that …
Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …
The old Mirror building on Holborn Circus, now the site of Sainsbury’s very different glass offices. Back when the world was young, and everyone thought the word ‘bloomers’ was a bit naughty, the Pathé company pointed its cameras at scenes both momentous and workaday. Much …
The latest plans for Battersea Power Station have parked up on the doormat of Wandsworth Council, after developers submitted the planning application. No prizes for guessing that it’s a mixed-use proposal, which sees the derelict structure re-jigged into office space, residential units, a hotel, shops, …
The London Freeze festival returns to Battersea Power Station at the end of the month complete with competitions, over 450 tonnes of real snow and a two stage line up guaranteed to get you jumping around enough to keep your feet toasty. The power station …
After last week’s competition, Londonist are delighted to continue their series of Alan-related contests by offering you the chance to see Alan Titchmarsh speak at Battersea Power Station this Wednesday night. The former Ground Force presenter, an unexpectedly prolific author who has written seven novels …
The fuzzy picture around funding for the mooted Northern line extension to Battersea has sharpened a little as the Mayor, TfL and Wandsworth and Lambeth councils revealed their intentions. They’re proposing to whip up £850 million by selling council bonds: the scheme, known as tax …
Boris has been in the drink today rather than on it. London is spending £2m on rebranding itself. Passport to Pimlico is being remade using real Pimlicans. Battersea Power Station is being given one last chance to reform. Lambeth’s meaner streets are being brightened up …
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