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They sometimes open up parts of the powerstation though never the inside as it it too dangerous with the walls caving in.
You could ask them: info@battersea-powerstation.com
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I was there a few weeks ago and couldn't get close. It's all boarded up no doubt for safety reasons.
Posted 21 months ago.
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When I was a photography student in 1988, I broke into the power station to do an urban fashion/portrait shoot. In those days the railway yards were still there and there was a giant mural of the original Big Brother from the filming of 1984! Happy days - must lookout those negatives...
Posted 21 months ago.
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I go past it on the train every day and I can see the site is usually patrolled by security guards with dogs so breaking in probably isn't an option now. They do a lot of location filiming there and stuff .
Posted 21 months ago.
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Such a shame you can't get close these days, a shot from the opposite side of the river seems about it :(
- stevedavey.com... would love to see those shots if you find them!
Posted 21 months ago.
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I got inside last October, as part of a tour by the company that owns the building now. We went all around the place, even inside the remains of the main building between the four chimney stacks.
It's pretty beat up in there now, and we had to wear hard hats, boots and hi-viz jackets, but it was fascinating. We only had an hour and there were quite a few other people taking shots, so was a bit rushed and tricky to get a clear shot - still worth doing though.
There are a few shots on my stream, but a lot of what I took didn't really do the place justice.
The address that Karen mentioned above is the one I used as well - worth dropping them a line to see if they still run the tours.
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I was there in 2006 when the Serpentine Gallery staged the China Power Station exhibition there. It was amazing getting inside and really sad to see how it's been allowed to rot.
The art was good too, though most visitors seemed to be ignoring it completely!
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nice shots artant :)
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I think there was an article about the interior of the BPS in last weeks Mail on Sunday - one about the control rooms(both of which look in pretty good nick - one very much art deco and the other 1950's style - so all is not lost and one would hope that who ever redevelops it is sensitive. There is aglimmer of hope as the northern line tube extension is going to be alongside it which will make this part of London more accessible and therfore more attractive.
Heres a useful link: www.battersea-powerstation.com/#/home
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