> > Yep - I was using "houses" rather loosely, to suggest that there > were other things of potential interest in the vicinity besides > the iconographic power station shell. > Although there is some amount of overlap, IIRC - the turbine hall > part of the power station is an exhibit area for Tate Modern. >
No, Tate Modern is housed in what used to be Bankside Power Station - a completely different power station several miles downstream, directly opposite St Paul's. Battersea Power Station is almost opposite the original Tate Gallery, now called Tate Modern, which is on Chelsea Embankment / Millbank. Battersea Power Station is otherwise nothing to do with the Tate. > I remember Battersea from when it was a working power station. > For that matter I went to Battersea Fun Fair, and the Dogs Home > (well before they opened up a subsidiary at Brands Hatch, which > is much closer to where I grew up). > > The Tate was definitely my favourite London gallery, so I was a > little disappointed that I never found time to visit Tate Modern > the last time I was in the UK. But I'll probably have to make > another trip in the next few months - my aged mother has just had > to move into a nursing home - so maybe I'll find some time then. > > The old power station is a definite candidate for favourite icon > on the London skyline, although I have to admit that one of the > routes for the train ride up to Victoria, with glimpses of Tower > Bridge and St. Pauls, adds other possibilities. I'm not sure > that the Gherkin improves the view. Then there's the London Eye, > the Post Office Tower (I remember when that first opened ...), > the South Kensington museums, the Millenium Bridge, the Thames > Flood Barrier - too many choices! > > I think I'm developing a theme for my next London visit. A bit > touristy, but I'm not proud. You get to see some of the most interesting parts of London that way. Open-topped touring bus, with river cruise included - that's the way to do it. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
