Category Archives: /Wan-Battersea

Battersea Riverfront near Battersea Railway Bridge

Posted on 28 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: The vessels are mostly houseboats, moored near Battersea Railway Bridge. Battersea has two ‘clusters’ of vessels now in use as houseboats. One is around the churchyard of St Mary, Battersea, and the other is on the north side of … Continue reading →

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Battersea Riverfront at St Mary

Posted on 26 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: View of St Mary, Battersea, seen from the pier at Chelsea Harbour. The embankments that run beside the Thames today – like the Victoria Embankment, the Albert Embankment and the Chelsea Embankment – were constructed in Victorian times and … Continue reading →

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Raven Inn, Battersea

Posted on 24 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: The building in 2007 when it was still in use as a pub. The old Raven, overlooking Battersea Square certainly existed as far back as 1663 and is probably even older. According to Weinreb, in the ‘London Encyclopedia’, parts … Continue reading →

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Battersea Power Station

Posted on 17 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: The building in ruins in 2001 seen from across the Thames, in Grosvenor Road, in Westminster. Notice the daylight to be seen through the broken windows of the building. Today, only the shells of Battersea Power Station and Bankside … Continue reading →

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Albert Bridge

Posted on 12 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: View of the bridge at night, taken from the Battersea side. Notice the two additional supports for the bridge towards the centre of the view. The wrought iron suspension bridge, constructed by the engineer Rowland Mason Ordish, was officially … Continue reading →

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Pagoda, Battersea Park

Posted on 10 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: View of the pagoda from the park, looking north to the Thames. The unusual Japanese peace pagoda was built in the park in 1985. It is one of the 80 Peace Pagodas built around the world. The Peace Pagodas, … Continue reading →

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Battersea Park

Posted on 7 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

Above: New fountains were installed in the park in 2003. In 1846 an Act authorised the purchase by Her Majesty’s Office of Works of 320 acres (130 hectares) in Battersea Fields for a public park. The park occupied marshland reclaimed … Continue reading →

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Battersea Backdrop

Posted on 3 Apr 2023 by adrianprockter

It is now time to take another look at Battersea. To obtain a list of what has already been covered, look on the right-hand side of the Webpage under the heading Categories. Look down the list until you come to … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Bridge

Posted on 26 Jun 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: Chelsea Bridge looking south, with Battersea Park in the Background. The first bridge on this site was built 1854-58 as a graceful suspension bridge. Thomas Page was the engineer. It was opened in 1858 as a toll bridge. Everyone … Continue reading →

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American Embassy, Nine Elms

Posted on 31 May 2017 by adrianprockter

Above: The new, almost completed, American Embassy (seen in May 2017) on the new site beside Nine Elms Lane. At the time of writing, the American Embassy occupies a large building on the west side of Grosvenor Square. New premises … Continue reading →

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