Unsurprisingly for the 鈥淓verest鈥� of projects, a huge range of opinions have been voiced about Battersea Power Station鈥檚 redevelopment. And a look through 黑洞社区鈥檚 archives showed that hasn鈥檛 changed for nearly 100 years 鈥� here are a few of our favourite quotes:
鈥淲e deplore with just indignation that this glorious and ancient city should wrap her stately head in clouds of smoke and sulphur, so full of stink and darkness.鈥�
Times leader opposing the original scheme being built, 1927.
鈥漈he power station will be a palace of entertainment with seven floors of enjoyment on a 31-acre riverside site. This colossal pleasure palace is expected to be the jewel in London鈥檚 pleasure industry crown.鈥�
John Broome, who bought the site to create a theme park, 1986.
鈥滱t the moment, Battersea is sublime 鈥� with its torn swags of insulation draped behind a lattice of rusting steel, and its melancholy vacancy. However thoughtful the design, that sublimity can鈥檛 possibly survive, except in much diminished form.鈥�
Thomas Sutcliffe, writer, 2000.
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We wonder what people will say about its latest incarnation 鈥�
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