Battersea
South London neighborhood
Battersea is a district in south London on the River Thames, historically industrial but now largely residential and gentrified.
It is home to Battersea Park and the iconic Battersea Power Station, a decommissioned coal-fired plant whose four white chimneys became a London landmark and appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd's *Animals* album.
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, a prominent animal rescue charity, has operated there since 1871.
People living somewhere
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- WandsworthLondon administrative district
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
- marketVenue for trade
shops · cafés · families · young professionals · diversity · local · civic · high street
Widely recognized, enduring
- chimneysVertical smoke conduits
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
Apple · shopping · flats · landmark · riverside · Frank Gehry · listed building · transformation
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- conversionAct of changing states
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
bay windows · sash windows · mews · conservation area · social housing · Peabody · estates · balcony
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- Domesday Book1086 English land survey
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
World War II · railway · wharves · market gardens · lavender fields · brewing · manufacturing
London's river
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- tidalOf sea rhythms
mudlarks · riverside walk · waterfront · promenade · river bus · pier · mooring · towpath
residents
People living somewhere
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- WandsworthLondon administrative district
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
market · shops · cafés · families · young professionals · diversity · local · civic · high street · pubs
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- chimneysVertical smoke conduits
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
regeneration · Apple · shopping · flats · landmark · riverside · Frank Gehry · listed building · transformation
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- conversionAct of changing states
brickwork · bay windows · sash windows · mews · conservation area · social housing · Peabody · estates · balcony · porches
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- Domesday Book1086 English land survey
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · World War II · railway · wharves · market gardens · lavender fields · brewing · manufacturing
Thames
London's river
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
tidal · mudlarks · riverside walk · waterfront · promenade · river bus · pier · mooring · towpath
BatterseaChelsea
London neighborhood or club
Belgravia · Mayfair · Westminster · Kensington · Knightsbridge
- batters' boxesDesignated hitting stance zones