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Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea Power Station

71 points · 101 comments · dabinat

  1. helsinkiandrew · · focus · HN ↗
    If you like Art Deco and get get a chance to visit Control Room A, do so:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;batterseapowerstation.co.uk&#x2F;retailers&#x2F;control-room-a&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;batterseapowerstation.co.uk&#x2F;retailers&#x2F;control-room-a...

    1. tkocmathla · · focus · HN ↗
      That reminds me a bit of The Harmsworth Room [1] in the Churchill War Rooms, where you can dine while you stare at the &quot;original 1940s electric generator wall complete with dials and switches&quot;. Very cool space!

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.churchillwarroomsvenuehire.co.uk&#x2F;spaces&#x2F;harmsworth-room" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.churchillwarroomsvenuehire.co.uk&#x2F;spaces&#x2F;harmswor...

      1. Animats · · focus · HN ↗
        I&#x27;d been to the War Rooms decades ago, when they were simply a WWII restoration. It was an obscure grim bunker where important decisions had been made during the worst period in 20th century British history. I remember a small electric bell at an exit with a small sign &quot;Immediate danger above if ringing&quot;. Just a warning not to go outside during bombings.

        Apparently it&#x27;s been gentrified to the point of ridiculousness.

        1. tkocmathla · · focus · HN ↗
          How do you mean, gentrified? I went for the first time early last year and it was an amazing experience. It&#x27;s definitely very museum-like, and not cheap to enter, but the rooms all look like perfect time capsules and the audio tour is excellent.
          1. Animats · · focus · HN ↗
            It looks like all those new meeting rooms are really in some nearby building. At first I thought they were in the bunker.
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