Battersea
Battersea is a residential district of south London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is 4.8 km south west of Charing Cross. The district has one of southwest London’s major parks, Battersea Park.
In 2001, Battersea had a human population of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a slight reduction. There's a substantial area of public housing estates constructed in the mid-20th century, nearly all situated north of the major railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four considerably significant estates; Surrey Lane Estate to the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east along with the Winstanley Estate, which is known for being the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
You will find numerous notable landmarks in Battersea, one of which is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Prior to that, the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs was primarily based in Battersea after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks consist of the New Covent Garden Market, a major vegetable and fruit wholesale marketplace, along with the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have already been lots of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to make the station into an entertainment and commercial complex, but at this point all attempts failed.