Issue 36 2023 - Journal - Page 6
World-renowned
landmark, Battersea
Power Station reopens
World-renowned landmark, Battersea Power Station, has opened to the public following a
transformational eight-year restoration, alongside a new pedestrianised high street, Electric Boulevard
Visitors can explore the Power Station’s historic Turbine Halls and check out the first tranche of retailers
opening, including Nike, Uniqlo, Mulberry, Hugo Boss, Theory, Mango, Battersea Bookshop, a new
neighbourhood bookstore from Stanfords, and many more
More than 250,000 people came to visit the London landmark for the first time ever and enjoy the
‘Festival of Power’, which commenced in October, with free family friendly activities and performances
Nearly forty years after the lights were switched off at one
of London’s best loved landmarks, Battersea Power
Station opened on Friday 14 th October, marking the first
time the public can explore this iconic architectural
masterpiece and enjoy the first of its unique shop, bars,
restaurants and leisure venues.
Electric Boulevard, a new pedestrianised high street, that
runs between Gehry Partners’ Prospect Place and Foster
+ Partners’ Battersea Roof Gardens to the riverside
neighbourhood’s Zone 1 London Underground Station,
also opened today.
An official countdown to the opening of the Grade II*
listed Power Station took place in Malaysia Square, a
public square to the south of the Grade II* listed Power
Station, accompanied by a performance from the
Battersea Power Station Community Choir.
The opening of Battersea Power Station and
Electric Boulevard (c) Charlie Round Turner
From Friday 14th to Sunday 23rd October, a free,
five-day ‘Festival of Power’ was held, with a programme
of live performances, family friendly activities, installations
and more to celebrate the historic milestone. Headlining
the festival was Arcadia’s Lords of Lightning, a duelling
spectacle involving multi-million volt bolts being fired between the two ‘Lords’, hosted in the six-acre Power Station Park.
Other highlights included a unique and interactive heritage
trail act which nods to the history and cultural significance
of the Power Station, as well as performances from
drummers and various forms of entertainment including
walkabout performers, acrobats and brand activations.
Visitors are able to discover the Power Station’s Turbine
Halls, which have been meticulously restored back to
their former glory and transformed into a one-of-a-kind
retail and leisure destination. British and international
