Battersea Power Station was a landmark beloved of the public even before it appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. So the pressure was on when Historic England insisted on replacing the four iconic chimneys with perfect replicas of the originals

Battersea Power Station

Source: Anthony Coleman

Historic England and Wandsworth council allowed demolition of the three remaining chimneys to start once they were satisfied the reconstruction was successful

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