I’m catching up on an entry I should have posted a while back. I missed the final tour of the original power station before they closed it down for construction so I was pretty excited to hear that at least until the end of August, they had reopened the power station to the general public to showcase what’s happened since then.

It was free to enter although the first thing they do is shepherd everyone to the exhibition site where they showcase the plans for the entire area. It’s an impressive goal – effectively a sustainable eco system with a great balance between commercial needs and individuals.

After seeing the exhibition, you then have to sign a release form stating that you are understand the risk of walking around a construction site before you are let near the building. I have to say that as impressive as the building is from afar, in its current state, I found it amazing it attracted the number of people it did, since most of the insides had been pulled out and what was left was effectively a shell. Still (like a good English person) I ended up joining a queue at the end of the walk without really understanding what it was that I was queuing for. Considering that it was only a fifteen minute wait, it was worth it to get access to a viewing platform that stretched right into the heart of the building, where I witnessed the cavernous demolition site, and a picture of the future.

It’ll be interesting to see how close to the vision this ambitious company actually implements their plans, and it was definitely worth visiting the site.