Battersea Power Station's 'Great Glass Elevator' Now Available For Pre-Booking

By Will Noble Last edited 28 months ago

Last Updated 24 August 2022

Will Noble Battersea Power Station's 'Great Glass Elevator' Now Available For Pre-Booking

The tip of a chimney with a glass top - inside which are people — Lift 109 opens in the autumn. Image: Battersea Power Station

The London Eye has a new rival.

There's been talk for some time about a 'great glass elevator' that shoots up the inside of one of the iconic Battersea Power Station chimneys, to a 360-degree viewing platform at the tippity top.

Now, Lift 109 (so called because it's 109 metres tall) is here. Well, just about. A website has appeared, inviting eager beavers to pre-register for tickets.

Battersea Power Station with its four grand chimneys - at the tip of the forward right one you can just about make out the glass lookout point — You can just about make out the glass lookout point, poking out of the front righthand chimney. Image: Battersea Power Station

Other details are nebulous; we're told the attraction opens sometime in the autumn, and there are as yet no prices available. But what, with the building's rich history — not to mention a thrilling new vantage point over the Thames — we expect Lift 109 to join the ranks among London's other great towering attractions, which include the London Eye, Up at The O2, and (to be a little more niche) Canonbury Tower.

Recently, we brought you news on Battersea Power Station's gloriously restored art deco Control Room A, which is a sight to behold, but might prove tricky to see for yourself.