Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nearly 100 years old, in its prime Battersea Power Station supplied electricity to a fifth of homes and businesses in London. But for more than three decades this once great cathedral of power has stood derelict. Now a team are undertaking one of the biggest restoration projects the capital has ever seen, radically transforming this immense 260,000 square foot building on the banks of the river Thames. The old boiler house will become 6 floors of office space, apartments and an events venue; the two mammoth turbine halls will be transformed into retail space; the two former switch houses are to be converted into over two hundred residential apartments; and the buildings four iconic chimneys will be rebuilt with a cutting-edge glass elevator fitted inside one to pop out of the top for spectacular 360 degree views of London.
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Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionized their field.
This film was first broadcast: 2021
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Nearly 100 years old, in its prime Battersea Power Station supplied electricity to a fifth of homes and businesses in London. But for more than three decades this once great cathedral of power has stood derelict. Now a team are undertaking one of the biggest restoration projects the capital has ever seen, radically transforming this immense 260,000 square foot building on the banks of the river Thames. The old boiler house will become 6 floors of office space, apartments and an events venue; the two mammoth turbine halls will be transformed into retail space; the two former switch houses are to be converted into over two hundred residential apartments; and the buildings four iconic chimneys will be rebuilt with a cutting-edge glass elevator fitted inside one to pop out of the top for spectacular 360 degree views of London.
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Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionized their field.
This film was first broadcast: 2021
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True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
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Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Up Close - bit.ly/3zMSJ1H
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Discover the best science, technology, and engineering shows. Explore amazing experiments, groundbreaking inventions, and the secrets behind incredible builds. Ignite your curiosity!
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
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