Battersea Water Pumping Station is the oldest surviving water pumping station in London. It was built in 1840 for the Southwark Water Company and extended in 1856. It housed a series of Cornish engines used for pumping water from the … Continue reading
Battersea Power Station chimney demolition meeting meeting at the Wandsworth Town Hall Thursday 11th November 7pm Continue reading
Conservation architect Jack Warshaw is furious that Wandsworth council is proposing to give the go-ahead for vast amounts of development around Battersea Power Station – far more than would ever have been allowed, had permission ever been given for the … Continue reading
Malcolm Tucker of the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society has written a letter objecting to the demolition of the grade II listed Victorian Pump House situated next to the Battersea Power Station. The letter is both a detailed inventory of … Continue reading
The Battersea Power Station Company, the charitable organisation seeking to protect the Battersea Power Station, have submitted their objection to Treasury Holding’s application to demolish the nearby Grade II listed Victorian Pumping Station. The pumping station is widely recognised as … Continue reading
Battersea Water Pumping Station is Grade II listed but not protected. The usual safeguards against demolition of a heritage building are under scrutiny as REO, “developers” of Battersea Power Station, seek to bypass the criteria for demolishing a listed building … Continue reading
Owners of Battersea Power Station, Treasury Holdings/ REO, have submitted an application (ref 2009/3578) to demolish Grade II listed Battersea Water Pumping Station. Battersea Power Station Company, a not for profit local organisation set up by members of the Battersea … Continue reading
Last week’s blog entry on Battersea Pumping Station focused on the frailty of the argument behind demolishing the building by current developers REO / Treasury Holdings. The pump house is a listed building at Grade II and pre-dates the power … Continue reading
The future of Battersea Pumping Station, located next to the Battersea Power Station, is in serious doubt. If the current planning application to redevelop Battersea Power Station and the surrounding land by REO / Treasury Holdings is accepted without alteration … Continue reading
www.flickr.com The Battersea Power Station Community Group were given a short tour of the Victorian Pumping Station – soon to be demolished if REO receive planning permission for Rafael Viñoly’s Masterplan. There have been strong objections including The Victorian Society … Continue reading
