Photographs of Battersea In The 1980s

This is what Battersea looked like before the money moved in

Battersea in South London is best known for its namesake park, the home for cats and dogs, the restored art deco Battersea Power Station, with its 4 towering chimneys, and New Covent Garden, the wholesale market that sells flowers and produce. In the 1980s, before the US embassy moved there from Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, north of the river, and the high-rise towers went up in Nine Elms to attracted wealthy foreign buyers, Battersea was a place of wasteland, sheds, factories, gasholders and warehouses. Peter Marshall was there, walking around and taking photographs.

 

Studio 39, Cabul Rd, Battersea, 1987

Studio 39, Cabul Rd, Battersea, 1987

Rank Hovis Ltd, Battersea Church Rd, Battersea, 1989

Battersea 1982

Goal, Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms 1982

Battersea 1980s

Tool shop, Northcote Rd, Battersea, 1988

Battersea 1980s

Falcon Rd, Battersea, 1988

Battersea 1980s

Silver Belle Flour, St Mary’s, Old Swan Wharf, Battersea, 1980

Battersea 1980s

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, 1984

Battersea 1980s

Tattoo Parlour, Webbs Rd, Battersea, 1988

Freedom With Anarchy, Aristotle Rd, Clapham, Lambeth. 1980

Freedom With Anarchy, Aristotle Rd, Clapham, Lambeth. 1980

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, Wandsworth. 198

Battersea 1980s

Battersea Riverside from the Thames, 1983

Battersea 1980s

Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms, 1984

Battersea 1980s

Belleville Rd, Northcote Rd, Battersea, 1988

Kitty Ast, Falcon Rd, Battersea, 1990

Nine Elms

Cafe, Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms, 1982

Marco Polo House, The Observer, Queenstown Rd, Battersea, 1989

Marco Polo House, The Observer, Queenstown Rd, Battersea, 1989

Battersea High St, Battersea, 1980

Battersea High St, Battersea, 1980

Good Eater Cafe, 1989

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, 1984

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, 1984

St John's Hill, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1988

St John’s Hill, Battersea, 1988

School, Wix's Lane, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1989

School, Wix’s Lane, Battersea, 1989

Tapestry of Life, Mural, Christine Thomas, Elspeth Rd, Lavender Hill, Battersea, 1988

Milton Congregational Hall, 21, Cabul Rd, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1989

Milton Congregational Hall, 21, Cabul Rd, Battersea, 1989

Hairdresser, Northcote Rd, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1988

Hairdresser, Northcote Rd, Battersea, 1988

Lavender Hill, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1988

Lavender Hill, Battersea, 1988

Service Centre, Northcote Rd, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1988

Service Centre, Northcote Rd, Battersea, 1988

Demolition in Nine Elms Lane, Battersea, 1983

Demolition in Nine Elms Lane, Battersea, 1983

Scrap Metal Merchants, Lavender Hill, Battersea, 1989

Battersea 1980s

Broughton St, Battersea, 1980

Billiard Hall, Snooker Club, Battersea Rise, Battersea, Wandsworth, 1988

Billiard Hall, Snooker Club, Battersea Rise, Battersea, 1988

Public Convenience, Lavender Hill, Battersea, 1989

Playground, Battersea. 1980

Brian J Reed, Silverline Press, St John’s Hill, Battersea, 1990

The Battersea Barge, River Thames, Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms, 1989,

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, 1984

Shop, St Peter & St Paul, Church, Flats, Holgate Ave, Plough Rd, Battersea, 1989

Cafe, Battersea Park Rd, Battersea, 1990

Ashbury Rd, Shaftesbury Estate, Battersea, 1989

Battersea Dogs Home, Battersea Park Rd, Battersea, 1989

Battersea Dogs Home, Battersea Park Rd, Battersea, 1989

Notarianni Sons, Battersea High St, Battersea, 1989

South Lambeth Goods Yard and Gas holders, Battersea, 1983

Albion Quay, River Thames, Battersea, 1983

Death to Fascism, Bus Shelter, Battersea, 1980

Venice, Hairdressers, Northcote Rd, Battersea, 1988

All Photos courtesy of Peter Marshall.

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