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 principal parks, Battersea Park.
In 2001, Battersea had a populace of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a small reduction. There's a large section of public housing estates built during the mid-20th century, nearly all situated north of the key railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four substantially large estates; Surrey Lane Estate to the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east and also the Winstanley Estate, that is recognised to be the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
You will find a variety of notable landmarks in Battersea, one of that is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Before that, the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs was primarily based in Battersea after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks include the New Covent Garden Market, a major fruit and vegetable wholesale market place, as well as the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have already been numerous redevelopment projects since the 1980s to change the station into an entertainment and commercial complex, but to date all attempts failed.
