Battersea Power Station: From Coal to Culture

Battersea Power Station is one of London’s most iconic landmarks; an Art Deco masterpiece which has made many appearances in music, film and television. In this video I’d like to share the fascinating history of Battersea Power Station with you, and as we go along I’ll also be counting down what I consider to be its top 15 appearances in popular culture... so please do be sure to stay tuned to the end to see which one makes the top spot! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:57 Cholera & Coney Island 04:18 Power For London 05:24 Battersea Power Station in Popular Culture (Part 1) 07:02 Opposition to Battersea Power Station 09:49 Sir Giles Gilbert Scott 12:08 Battersea Power Station in Popular Culture (Part 2) 14:12 Constructing Battersea Power Station 15:54 Battersea Power Station Comes to Life 18:25 Battersea Power Station in Popular Culture (Part 3) 19:36 Battersea Power Station B & Beyond 22:44 Decommissioning & Dereliction 25:47 Battersea Power Station in Popular Culture (Part 4) 27:34 Battersea Power Station Today 30:31 Battersea Power Station in Popular Culture (Part 5) 31:55 Outro ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’d love to hear your own thoughts on Battersea Power Station. Have you visited it in its current guise? If so, what did you make of it… and what other cameos in music, film and television can you think of? Please be sure to let me know in the comments! Thank you so much to all of you who support my channel with your kind words, likes and shares. If you’re feeling extra generous, you can also support my work with a tip via either the YouTube ’thanks’ button (which appears as a heart icon below the video), or alternatively, via my Ko-fi account: Any such financial donations are of course greatly appreciated, and they really do help when it comes to creating content. I have an online store too- robsonlinedesigns- where you can purchase an array of London themed mugs, featuring hand illustrated designs of taxis, tube trains, buses and so on: My other links: Twitter: Instagram: Battersea Power Station Lift 109 Experience: Thanks again for watching, friends. Stay well, and please be sure to stay tuned! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Images: Inflatable pig footage: Pink Floyd Channel: Southwark Water Works Map: National Library of Scotland London at Night Footage: Periscope Film channel Sir Francis Fladgate: National Portrait Gallery Ellen Gilbert Scott image: National Portrait Gallery Sir Giles Gilbert Scott image: Liverpool Cathedral image: Wikipedia robhullandemu (Creative Commons) 1930s Construction Footage: Stewarts Road image: Copyright Paul Orrells BBC2 Footage: Playschool footage: Firestone Factory Image: Clive Warneford, Creative Commons British Rail Class 447 Image: Battersea Map: David Rumsey Maps Time Out Cover: Music used in this video: Reverie (Quincas Moreira) Jesse’s Carnival Waltz (The Great North Sound Society) Arp Ascent (DivKid) Barnyard Medley (Will Osborne and His Orchestra) Future Glider (Brian Bolger) Analogue Cabin (Noir Et Blanc Vie) Industrial Revolution (Kevin MacLeod) Yeah Yeah by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Artist: Sneaking Up (Audionautix) Sneaking Up by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Artist: Day of Recon Sting (Max Surla/Media Right Productions) Goddess of the Sea (Jimena Contreras) Bumbly March - Music to Delight (Kevin MacLeod) Bumbly March - Music to Delight by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Jazz Piano Bar (Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions)