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Incredible pictures offer last glimpse of Battersea Power station before it becomes Apple’s London HQ

Astonishing images show the remains of a crumbling facility which once powered the capital

A LONDON-born photographer has released incredible shots of Battersea Power Station to record the final moments before it becomes Apple's London headquarters.

The tech firm is set to lease a whopping 500,000 square feet worth of office space, which is about 40 percent of the total contained within the stunning building.

The stunning building has sat derelict for more than 40 years
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The stunning building has sat derelict for more than 40 yearsCredit: Rex Features
Battersea Power Station is one of London's most famous landmark buildings
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Battersea Power Station is one of London's most famous landmark buildingsCredit: Rex Features
This space age control room once thronged with activity
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This space age control room once thronged with activityCredit: Rex Features
The power station relied on old fashioned technology to perform tasks which would now be performed by computers
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The power station relied on old fashioned technology to perform tasks which would now be performed by computersCredit: Rex Features

Now Peter Dazeley, an award-winning snapper, has released a series of images showing the remains of the crumbling icon.

His images show the beautiful control rooms and abandoned spaces of the power station, which was decommissioned in 1975 and has sat unused ever since.

Apple will soon breathe new life into the facility when it opens a clean, cool office within a building which once spewed coal smog into the London air.

Some 1,400 staff are expected to move into its new premises, which is currently being constructed in and around the massive brick building.

An interior shot taken inside the mighty icon of industrial Britain
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An interior shot taken inside the mighty icon of industrial BritainCredit: Rex Features
An eerily abandoned and crumbling space within Battersea
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An eerily abandoned and crumbling space within BatterseaCredit: Rex Features
These dials once monitored activity in the coal burning power station
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These dials once monitored activity in the coal burning power stationCredit: Rex Features
These old school instruments would baffle modern power station operators
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These old school instruments would baffle modern power station operatorsCredit: Rex Features

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When Apple announced its plans, Philip Hammond, the chancellor, said the move was “another vote of confidence in the UK economy”.

“Apple’s decision further strengthens London’s position as a global technology hub and demonstrates how the UK is at the forefront of the next steps in the tech revolution,” he said.

Battersea Power Station is now owned by Malaysian shareholders Sime Darby, SP Setia and The Employees Provident Fund.

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