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Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned Grade II* (Since 2007) listed coal-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC) to the design of Leonard Pearce, Engineer in Chief to the LPC, and CS Allott & Son Engineers. The architects were J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott. The station is one of the world's largest brick buildings and notable for its original, Art Deco interior fittings and decor.
The building comprises two power stations, built in two stages, in a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built between 1929 and 1935 and Battersea B Power Station, to its east, between 1937 and 1941, when construction was paused owing to the worsening effects of the Second World War. The building was completed in 1955. "Battersea B" was built to a design nearly identical to that of "Battersea A", creating the iconic four-chimney structure.
"Battersea A" was decommissioned in 1975. In 1980 the whole structure was given Grade II listed status; "Battersea B" closed three years later. The building remained empty until 2014, during which time it fell into near ruin. The building's renovation was completed nearly forty years after it closed and opened to the public on Friday 14 October 2022, to visit the iconic building and the first tranche of shops, bars, restaurants and leisure venues.
A detail of the signage for a new pub that opened in 2015 by the river, just inside the entrance. (View of pub building.)
Address: Block D, Riverlight Quay, Nine Elms Lane.
22nd July 2014 at the Clapham Grand, London SW11.
Country: United States. Style: Rock Music / Latin styles.
Lineup: David Hidalgo (v/g/accordion), Cesar Rosas (v/g), Louie Perez (g/jarana jarocha/d), Steve Berlin (tenor sax/baritone sax/keyboards), Conrad Lozano (bass g), Enrique "Bugs" Gonzalez (d).
Los Lobos started out in the 1970s in Los Angeles playing a mix of Rock’n’Roll and traditional Mexican music (corridos, rancheras, son jarocho, norteños). They are all second or third generation Mexican-Americans (apart from Mexican born Cesar Rosas and Anglo Steve Berlin - who joined the original high schoolmates from the Blasters in the 1980s). The lineup has been remarkably consistent, with only the drummers/percussionists changing. The band have veered backwards and forwards between Rock and Latin music over the years. Mostly placing themselves closer to the former, but including in the mix some Cumbia, Salsa or Cha Cha sung in Spanish.
In this photo: Lozano plays a Fender Jazz Bass.
More information: www.loslobos.org/, www.facebook.com/LosLobosMusic.
22nd July 2014 at the Clapham Grand, London SW11.
Country: United States. Style: Rock Music / Latin styles.
Lineup: David Hidalgo (v/g/accordion), Cesar Rosas (v/g), Louie Perez (g/jarana jarocha/d), Steve Berlin (tenor sax/baritone sax/keyboards), Conrad Lozano (bass g), Enrique "Bugs" Gonzalez (d).
Los Lobos started out in the 1970s in Los Angeles playing a mix of Rock’n’Roll and traditional Mexican music (corridos, rancheras, son jarocho, norteños). They are all second or third generation Mexican-Americans (apart from Mexican born Cesar Rosas and Anglo Steve Berlin - who joined the original high schoolmates from the Blasters in the 1980s). The lineup has been remarkably consistent, with only the drummers/percussionists changing. The band have veered backwards and forwards between Rock and Latin music over the years. Mostly placing themselves closer to the former, but including in the mix some Cumbia, Salsa or Cha Cha sung in Spanish.
More information: www.loslobos.org/, www.facebook.com/LosLobosMusic.
It's an eagle, which is appropriate given the pub's name. (View of pub building.)
Address: 231 Battersea Park Road.
A sports pub on Lavender Hill. Later a bar/restaurant called Ichnusa, and now a shop. (Older photo of it as The Taybridge from 2008.)
Address: 47-49 Lavender Hill.
Former Name(s): The Taybridge; The Puzzle.
Owner: Puzzle Pub Co. (former).
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22nd July 2014 at the Clapham Grand, London SW11.
Country: United States. Style: Rock Music / Latin styles.
Lineup: David Hidalgo (v/g/accordion), Cesar Rosas (v/g), Louie Perez (g/jarana jarocha/d), Steve Berlin (tenor sax/baritone sax/keyboards), Conrad Lozano (bass g), Enrique "Bugs" Gonzalez (d).
Los Lobos started out in the 1970s in Los Angeles playing a mix of Rock’n’Roll and traditional Mexican music (corridos, rancheras, son jarocho, norteños). They are all second or third generation Mexican-Americans (apart from Mexican born Cesar Rosas and Anglo Steve Berlin - who joined the original high schoolmates from the Blasters in the 1980s). The lineup has been remarkably consistent, with only the drummers/percussionists changing. The band have veered backwards and forwards between Rock and Latin music over the years. Mostly placing themselves closer to the former, but including in the mix some Cumbia, Salsa or Cha Cha sung in Spanish.
In this photo: Hidalgo plays a Fender Telecaster.
More information: www.loslobos.org/, www.facebook.com/LosLobosMusic.
Polished chrome lever door handle on display in the SDS ironmongery showroom, 183 - 189 Northcote Road, Battersea, London, SW11 6QF
A new pub that opened in 2015 by the river. It was originally in SW8, but since moved to SW11. (Close-up of neon pub sign, and another angle on the entrance.)
Address: Block D, Riverlight Quay, Nine Elms Lane.
Owner: Young's.
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Artist: Jesse Wine (b.1983, England, now NYC), installed 2017. Orange-painted reclining figure making reference to Henry Moore's 'Reclining Figure: Angles'. Battersea Power Station, London Borough of Wandsworth.
(CC BY-NC-ND - credit: Images George Rex)