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Industry
Before the industrial revolution, much of the area was farmland, providing food for the City of London and surrounding population centres; and with particular specialisms, such as growing lavender on Lavender Hill (nowadays denoted by the road of the same name) or pig breeding on Pig Hill (later the site of the Shaftesbury Park Estate). Villages in the wider area - Battersea, Tooting, Wandsworth, Balham - were isolated one from another; and throughout the second half of the second millennium, the wealthy built their country retreats in Battersea and neighbouring areas.

Industry in the area was concentrated to the north west just outside the Battersea-Wandsworth boundary, at the confluence of the River Thames, and the River Wandle which gave rise to the village of Wandsworth. This was settled from the 16th century by Protestant craftsmen - Huguenots - fleeing religious persecution in Europe, who established a range of industries such as mills, breweries and dying, bleaching and calico printing. Industry developed eastwards along the bank of the Thames during the industrial revolution from 1750s onwards; the Thames provided water for transport, for steam engines and for water intensive industrial processes. Bridges erected across the Thames encouraged growth; Putney Bridge, a mile (1.6 km) to the west, was built in 1729, and Battersea Bridge in the centre of the north boundary in 1771. Inland from the river, the rural agricultural community persisted.

Along the Thames, a number of large and, in their field, pre-eminent firms grew; notably the Morgan Crucible Company, which survives to this day and is listed on the London Stock Exchange; Price's Candles, which also made cycle lamp oil; and Orlando Jones' Starch Factory. The 1774 Ordnance Survey map of the area shows the following factories, in order, from the site of the as yet unbuilt Wandsworth Bridge to Battersea Park: Starch manufacturer; Silk manufacturer; (St. John's College); (St. Mary's Church); Malt house; Corn mill; Oil and grease works (Prices Candles); Chemical works; Plumbago Crucible works (later the Morgan Crucible Company); Chemical works; Saltpetre works; Foundry. Between these were numerous wharfs for shipping.

Battersea Power StationIn 1929, construction started on Battersea Power Station, being completed in 1939. From the late 18th century to comparatively recent times, Battersea, and certainly north Battersea, was established as an industrial area, with all of the issues associated with pollution and poor housing affecting it.

Industry declined and moved away from the area in the 1970s, and local government sought to address chronic post-war housing problems with large scale clearances and the establishment of planned housing. More recently, some decades after the end of large scale local industry, residential overspill from fashionable Chelsea, the area to the north across the Thames, has changed the character of much of Battersea. Factories have been demolished and replaced with apartment buildings. Many of the council owned properties have been sold off and many traditional working men's pubs have become more fashionable bistros, although much local authority housing (including estates of considerable notoriety such as the Winstanley) and land in industrial use still remains.

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[areaturistica]

ya esta actualizado con el origen de dicho texto, gracias por el comentario...

[tittyslave]

Animals. Great Album

[pilotpotty]

three members of my family worked there , i did as a saturday job, i love this building so much , i cry inside to how it is now , it played such an important part in so many families life and families .

i wish they would think of it like that and use the bulliding agagin for the people

when i go to vauxhall thats where i head to see and thats where my heart lies .

thanks for posting this .

[thedarksideoffloyd1]

that place scares me a bit just how it looks pink floyd 4 ever

[WhyAyeMann]

when they first built this power station, everybody hated it. Now, everyone loves it. Thanks pink Floyd :) we love you!

[kenturbex]

this is another amzing buildng london has to offer to explore for urban exploring it's a shit security is so hot here. i visited Millenium Mills in the docklands yesturday

[xBeastKillerx]

Something special with this music man! Thumbs upp if agree!

[SteyrM1912]

Where can I get the entire piece of music used in this video?

[fartknockerfartknock]

i want to go there3 so bad i love that place so much and its all because of pink floyd and the influence thay have over me lol

[junction180]

my grandad worked there for over 40 years

[yimmye1]

hafstrat, beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[gearsmaniac]

I have explored a heck of a lot of abandoned buildings.

But this is one i really want to explore. Its like it calling me!!!

Im getting a new car next week so i might drive up there with a camera.

It fascinates me how buildings hold their history, you can walk around and its amazing, you can imagine the events that took place there, and the people who were there.

I love this building. I HAVE to explore it!