I Visit An Old Power Station That's Now A Luxury Shopping Mall!

It's been 40 years in the process and cost over 9 billion! and finally, open in London, It's crazy that a Shopping mall, Restaurants, Cinema, Apartments, Hotels and so much more is in an Old Power Station in Battersea! It's one of the most iconic industrial buildings in the world, and now it has become a luxury shopping mall. What do you think of it...?
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[@WalkWithMeTim]

I explore Harrods 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XCmoumbauhi9k

[@badgastein2]

Prices for a Studio Apartment from £860,000 and the best Penthouse is rumoured to be 14 million. Famous residents include Sting and Bear Grylls. The chimneys are new replicas of the old ones (which were unsafe). My father worked in the original Power Station Control Room as a Trainee in the 1950’s and I worked on the new construction for 4 years, very proud of the finished result.

[@Dan23_7]

I’m from up north but deliver nationwide. I go around that area a lot, I’ve seen all the boarding up and know of the Dogs home etc but had no idea all this had gone on. Hats off to you 👍🏼👍🏼 It’s magnificent

[@loushared6602]

badgastein2 - It’s my favourite landmark in London, I absolutely love it. Until 3 weeks ago, I lived in Pimlico for 21 years so visited it frequently from every conceivable angle! I’m a very keen photographer and I have more photos of this building than anything else - from 35mm film to digital time-lapses to daily snapshots during my daily lockdown walk during its reconstruction. I honestly can’t get enough of it. I booked the chimney lift experience for my birthday and Sod’s Law, that day (and only day) it was closed due to technical issues. It will seem strange for me to commute into London to see something that took me 5 minutes to walk to 😢 But I will and I know I’ll love it. I bet you and your father have some lovely tales to tell. I’m very jealous!

[@Dan23_7]

@@loushared6602 Passion 👌🏼🥰

[@CheshireCat6639]

I love it when towns and cities keep old industrial buildings and revamp them,if not, this is how our History is lost to souless looking new buildings. Ty Tim 🎉

[@KopCole]

Went there a few weeks ago. In my opinion it’s an amazing shopping experience but all of the brands inside are high end. You need a lot of money to go shopping. This is either a destination for tourists or to cater for the rich locals of Chelsea, Belgravia and South Ken. If they really want this place to work and survive they need high street brands in there to fully embrace all customers who walk through the doors

[@totallynotthefeds36]

One of my favourite buildings. I used to live in the estate across the bridge. This building inspired my Architectural career.

[@M124M]

Thats great😊😊😊

[@exxsprout]

This is so cool! Lift 109 was awesome. Being from the states where 99% of our shopping malls are closed or are closing it's so cool to see this reimagined into something so cool.

[@Dan23_7]

This building is amazing,

[@ynysvon]

Many years ago, I was dating an American student visiting London, we were passing Battersea Power Station on a train, and being a Pink Floyd fan, she was thrilled to see it. She never knew it was a real building. It was one of the highlights of her visit.

[@dcallan812]

I worked in the power station late 80s and they still had a contract to provide steam to the apartments and building opposite. A big gas/oil boiler was fitted into one corner of the main building that pumped steam under the river. Its been really interesting to see what's happened in and around it now. thanks for showing us round. 2x👍

[@-Dash-]

Thanks for showing... I live 4 miles away and cant be bothered to go myself.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Lol

[@AnimalMagnetism1965]

Same.

[@Neil070]

It's weird how we don't want to visit nearby attractions. I live a few miles from Cadbury World, 12 miles from Worcester Cathedral, and we have a Museum of Buildings a couple of miles away, literally the other end of town. The Lickey Hills and Birmingham are just to the North Never been to the first, decades since I visited the others...

[@monkeyboy7981]

@@Neil070 Most of us never appreciate what's around the area where we live or grew up. I was born and grew up in Stourport on Severn (I assume not far from you) and I've never been to the west midlands safari park or Severn valley railway, both within 4 miles. I moved to Weymouth 5 years ago and I think I've visited every nearby town and any attraction that interests me. The Nothe Fort in Weymouth is worth a look on your next visit Tim 👍

[@blueguy5978]

You are a real Londoner!

[@christopliss9947]

Wow Tim... my wife has always loved Battersea Power Station, especially now. We were discussing whether to visit, and I said 'maybe Tim and Gabby will do a review' and you read my mind... you are a national treasure. ❤❤❤

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol

[@jimmunro4649]

If could go for a look I would not same looking at a Vid .But live in NZ So dam

[@rauzahmahbib6083]

I m from setia alam, Malaysia. A Big Thank you to DS Najib for his win-win situation businesses n jobs for UK/Malaysia. I love d international architecture, engineers n others for their hardwork to materialize n opportunity for us to view BSPS. Thanks to u n gaby that i can see yr video while i m in Malaysia working.

[@stanfordleonard338]

But he in prison now

[@KOL630]

Incredible building. I was up there last year and saw the build. Was snowing at the time. Freezing. What amazes me is that most people don’t give a second thought to all the men (mostly) who build these amazing structures. A LOT of hard graft. Up on the top of that turbine tower on scaffolding in icy freezing cold winds. Maximum respect to all the tradesmen and women involved in this project, a true masterpiece 🙌🏼

[@ChrisGBusby]

Flats in the new buildings start around £600,000. The suites at the top of the actual power station are currently going for up to £7,000,000 - that gives you something to aim for :P On the cars, Genesis is the upmarket version of Hyundai. The other one is Polestar which is the electric division of Volvo.

[@FateBoost]

Not terrible for London prices.

[@paulkirton8945]

7 million. And the rest.

[@ChrisGBusby]

@@paulkirton8945 Well that was from the official website - nothing more expensive at the moment :)

[@Al-vw8qt]

average price for a semi is £3m in Singapore, this is cheap for them

[@Ga11ifreyan]

Erm ... try £18 million for a skygarden penhouse with six bedrooms.

[@worldtravelimagesnet]

This is so cool! Always admired the Battersea Power Station from a distance, thinking about how it was the cover for Pink Floyd's "Animals" with the flying pig on top! And so cool with the new spaceship like elevator inside one of the chimneys, another reason to go back to London!

[@DUZLA-I-]

Also in the music in the lift was ironically similar to Pink Floyd - On The Run

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Friday afternoon to you all from Wellington Somerset

[@WalkWithMeTim]

😀

[@sheajane7669]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing with us. ❤❤Ohio USA watching

[@lesleycouch6557]

Not mad about shopping centres, but this looks interesting. Glad they have at last made use of the old Battersea power station. Such an iconic building. The chimney lift and viewpoint looked amazing.

[@darrenbertram7289]

Looks awesome! Just booked a ticket for Lift 109 in two weeks' time. Initial standard price was £15.90 which then ramped up to £19.50 as I chose to go mid afternoon. Then they whacked on £1.95 processing fee so it's £21.45 altogether!

[@Bille994]

It's lovely to see London get this level of investment! Fingers crossed for the multitude of forgotten places outside the southeast of England

[@pamelajarvis7728]

Can’t believe what they’ve done here! Knew Battersea as a child in the 60’s …massive dirty black building in a poor area to be looked at from afar if possible😊. Always an incredible sight in itself though. Wonder what the future holds for this transformed moneyed area now. Excellent video!! 👍

[@dragonmaddie]

lol, that looks like my own version of a soul less hell. i am glad to see the old building repaired though.

[@PASTORBOYD11]

They are doing similar things here in Shitney Australia.Using old industrial sites as hipsters over-priced souless shoebox size apartments and more mass produced garbage from China to sell to the consumerist 🐑

[@comancheviperrrr]

350 feet is not that bad of an ascension. The view from up there in the video is just breathtaking. And I’m sure the video doesn’t even do it justice as it would look in person. Wow.!!

[@evevening7995]

Hi Tim and family, it's great to see how the old power station has changed for the better, me my self don't like big shopping centres and having worked around London for years I am glad to be away from there, best wishes to you all for Christmas 🎄.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks and to you

[@sasshe9240]

I get what you were saying about no Boots or River Island but I noticed Primark at the far end.

[@bexhil7]

A fantastic video of An Old Power Station That's Now A Luxury Shopping Mall!❤❤🧡🧡💛💛💚💚

[@gavinmcleod7446]

Word has it Gordon Ramsey owns one of the Penthouse’s in the mall - Bear Grylls and Sting amongst other owners….visited a few times myself , to watch this project being built from scratch and see the finished product.😳. Stunning.

[@markcarson8]

Great video Tim, will pop up next week and have a look around.

[@waspie08]

Hi Tim if you are interested in a London retreat, 3 bedroom apartments in Boiler House Square, the glass places right at the top with the roof garden, start at £7,000,000. You can get cheaper apartments with views of the railway for £750.000. Merry Christmas

[@MrGreatplum]

£7 million?????? Good grief

[@karenccs67]

Looks amazing, worth a visit.

[@eddaines237]

Good vlog. Always interesting getting the everyday visitors view on what’s been done at the power station. A good overview. A couple of observations. You hear a lot about it being converted into a mall. That’s a shame and a misconception, albeit an understandable one. The retail bit is just 3 storeys out of approximately a 15 storey building (the number of the first lift to Lift 109 being the clue). The building also includes residential, a huge new hq office for Apple (opening soon), cinema (which you found), event spaces (for exhibitions, office parties, fashion shows, product launches etc), co-working spaces (like WeWork, but different operator) as well as being one of the largest heritage restoration projects in the Uk ever carried out. The retail is important because it means anyone can enter and see the majority of the restoration and experience the scale of the power station without paying a penny - well unless you’re in the market for a Swiss watch. Personally most of the brands leave me cold, like almost every airport terminal on the planet but destination retail was the only thing that would work here. The Boots etc are on the nearby local high street, which this isn’t competing with. I think this is competing with the Westfields of London really. Anyway given that the power station is Phase 2 of about 10 phases of work, I’d say it’s a good sign that it already has the atmosphere it does. I’ll never live there, but plenty of people do somehow and if it saved the power station I wish it success.

[@PadmaRallapalli]

Wow ! Looks simply Superb

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@merlinathrawes6191]

Red Dwarf filmed there and, of course, Toot Sweets. We all remember those musical toots with the flavour of fruit.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

yes I used to remember those episodes

[@HelloImNik]

The lift feels like a Dr Who experience! haha

[@randomfamilyvacations]

another lovely British building

[@optimised120]

3:40… ‘a little mini big wheel’ 😂

[@paulcolwell...]

WOW JUST LOVED THIS 😍 ❤️ ♥️ 💕

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks paul

[@hazelmanship7516]

Waiting for this, see you later Tim,

[@DRAINPIPE57]

Amazing place that needs more tourist

[@gabbarsingh9638]

Love it. Awesome tour. Thank you. 👍👍😊😊❤️❤️🎄🎄

[@MatthewRondel]

I enjoyed that. That was awesome. Never been before but looks cool

[@kkrispy2009P]

Happy Xmas dude

[@MatthewRondel]

@@kkrispy2009P Hope your well KK. And have a good Christmas . Is there somewhere I can send a screenshot?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

hey Decimate, been a while

[@TechFromYorkshire]

Went a few weeks ago and was impressed. Probably in awe cos I’m from Huddersfield haha

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol we are from Norfolk so yes we are lol

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

I would think that this completely re-vamped Battersea Power Station into a huge shopping centre is one of the (world's) most stunning buildings! It's completely and utterly a marvel of transformation from a run down eyesore to what it has now become. It's great to see some of the old electricity producing components amalgamated with the latest in modern designs of the building. The elevator into one of the chimneys is mind blowing, and the other new buildings in the vicinity of the power station are startling. I watched a short video of London in 1933 on KZbin after watching this one, and it showed the power station under construction, with just two of the station's chimneys completed. Anyhow, many thanks for producing this film, it's an excellent presentation.

[@mastersingleton]

A sensitive and tasteful adaptive reuse of Battersea Power Station. I would love to visit someday in the near future on a possible honeymoon world tour.

[@johnawebster]

Most enjoyable viewing Tim

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks John

[@Skiddins]

Those apartments START well north of £1m !!

[@mkhuntstreasure3192]

So interesting, shows what an imagination can build.

[@rawlyroo5975]

The little ft makes me think of charlie and the glass elevator

[@nelliemelba4967]

What a contrast! it's amazing what they have done with it, and it's not just shopping. I went there in a group a good number of years ago, when it was derelict, huge and empty, to do some photography. Back then there was another proposal to turn it into luxury housing and an entertainment complex....or something. The only resident in the place then was one little fox. Thanks for bringing us this, Tim and Gaby! Looks incredible!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know crazy thanks Nellie

[@curleyduck]

I think the chimney thing is really cool. If I ever get to London again I will have to check it out.

[@dolaghosh8244]

Wow it's amazing 👍👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks for watching

[@Trey12392]

I love Battersea Power it’s such a nice place

[@nekromantik2009]

just a few corrections the power station apartments you mentioned are phase 1 and called circus village west and opened in 2016, the actual power station apartments are inside the actual power station and 1 bed costs £1.2 million :)

[@minners71]

For me the most iconic use of Battersea power station is the cover of Pink Floyds 1977 album Animals.

[@janbow5124]

My Father was a boiler engineer at Deptford Power Station (gone now but it was down the river a bit further) and he always said how impressed he was with Battersea Power Station. He was very proud of it. Battersea Power Station has been empty and falling apart for such a long time that it is good to at least see it repaired and put to good use.

[@ranjeevsethi6239]

Was there just last month. What a great time spent there at an iconic location

[@darrenstone3889]

Definitely we visit in their next time I’m in London. Great video as usual Tim.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks Darren

[@yvonneatkins7386]

Thanks Tim and Gabby and baby great live and interesting Yvonne 😊

[@GavinRawson]

Looks great. Also looks fairly quiet. Hopefully it turns out to be financially stable.

[@cli7148]

thankyou it took awhile to decide to watch but was so impressed with the build quality

[@mutley23able]

Looks good, I'd pay it a visit if I was around there? Glad they kept it, and didn't knock it down.

[@Franeeky]

They made it really cool. 🤩

[@TurboTimsWorld]

in the 1970's our family would drive from swindon/cotswolds trough London to Slade Green and I remember the dirt on the buildings B.P.Station was just a dark brown mess, the Houses of parliament was dark brown, I remember the power station being boarded up and dark and dirty but now what a transformation ! great video just next time give Gabby the company credit card xx

[@suegosling414]

Absolutely incredible!It's a different world.Heres me thinking our.Meadowhall was special😁😁😘😘

[@visionfairy]

Great Vlog Tim. What an amazing transformation of an iconic building.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

agree

[@ShonaShonezy]

Last time I was in there it was 1997 and I went to the Concert of Hope which was following the passing of Diana Princess of Wales, it was a whole concert with loads of different artists, so I remember it as a concert venue

[@Holly-kk4nz]

Looks fabulous and saved some of your history great video

[@stiannobelisto573]

I was there this summer, everything was closed and under construction, glad to see it is finally open!

[@mousecharger]

Great video. The only vlog I've seen on this mall. thanks for sharing.

[@stephengreen6338]

I'm an east coast lad, only been to London once, went to the Barbican for my boys presentation, I think I would like to have a ride in the lift, but like you two aint got the money for those shops, and twenty eight quid for fish&chip, I ll stick to brids, cheers guys nice walk around, and a healthy happy christmas

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol thats why we just did a coffee , thanks Stephen

[@elaine4498]

Wow, looks amazing.

[@gigteevee6118]

Good day weather wise, thanks for the overview, it’s a great location!

[@allylou5151]

They made it look very nice

[@Jimthetraveller]

At least security let you film without incident. Thanks for sharing this icon in London. Will be sure to visit when back in the UK. Freedom to film without incident. 10/10

[@WalkWithMeTim]

tbh I didnt see any

[@don-qb4xb]

As well as the incredible engineering achievement to build the original power station the transformation is just as impressive.

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

looks brill tim WOW

[@EmmaKelly74159]

Thank you so much for sharing, saying stunning doesn't seem strong enough, I feel very privileged to have found your channel, it's never boring, you and Gabby are a great team. 🥰❣

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thank you so much!

[@phil1980a]

The lift looks amazing, like Willy Wonkas great Glass Elevator!

[@stephenseagull7784]

13:04 don't think her boss was happy 👀

[@WalkWithMeTim]

wow never noticed that

[@rachelshonahague5718]

What a great experiance😃. Didn't see a B&M bargains either😆

[@meg24751]

Looking forward to this :)

[@WalkWithMeTim]

😉

[@ninettemurk7492]

I think that the little 'gardens' with chairs that you saw while on top of that lift belong to the people living in the apartments.

[@EggnogonthebogProductions]

Great tour. Loved the lift. Great idea. And that view looks awesome.

[@thisperson5294]

There was a film of Shakespeare's Richard lll made there when it was semi derelict. Ian McKellen starred.

[@VirgosGroove9]

So glad I came across this video. I’m heading to London in a few days and just booked tickets for the lift after watching this!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@GyanRavindranath]

Ah, come back again! We have a restaurant right beside Bread Street

[@alastairjones0]

Hope they’ve kept the main control room as it was originally, it’s a beautiful bit of history

[@sgtspite]

No, as it is located in Battersea London England, it is a "Shopping Centre" Shopping "Malls" are located in The United States of America.

[@edwardsnowdenofficial]

Wow that view from the lift in the chimney! Amazing! Great video Tim!

[@garysmith5641]

worked there 9 months and did the brickwork floor in both turbine halls and around the machine in the entrance

[@aliciaking2464]

Very flash Tim, amazing experience that lift to the top,quite spacey...awesome tour thanks 😃

[@Izztana666]

Wow….a beautiful piece of architecture…. ❤❤

[@WalkWithMeTim]

It really is!

[@christinehodge3608]

What a view, that looks fun, and then to do some shopping perfect,

[@paulsdomainuk]

Looks awesome, this place has been through so many failed projects - its brilliant to see it in this state now! Will definitely go see next time I'm in the UK.

[@leedavies3629]

Nice one Tim them chimneys are brand new Tim they took the olds down they were going to knock the lot down at one point good job they saved it 🙂🇬🇧✌️

[@ConstantThrowing]

Absolutely selling me on a weekend trip to London with this. Worth going to see this place alone.

[@lukeink2640]

I went to there in late November, its really amazing to see what they've done to it after all these years.

[@carolbuck7744]

Thank you Tim and Gaby for making this video..:) I personally wouldnt go up into the lift I was feeling dizzy just watching the video...Here in Perth we have a shopping centre similar and they have cars inside the mall...its nice tho they have not demolished the power station and have turned it into what they have and kept some of the old in there...adds character I think..anyway Merry Christmas and the very best for the coming year...:)

[@topfelya]

Very interesting walk 🙂👍I like the views from the Old Chimneys . This place worth the visit !

[@doodleschucky]

I’m so glad they eventually did something positive with this building. I used to pass it on the train for years when it was derelict. I no longer live in London, so it’s great to see it have new life 😊

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I totally agree!