Staggered by the amount of work that has gone into this video. Fantastic stuff, thank you.

Tom Scott just recommended you in his newsletter! You did a really good job with this video.

This is amazing. I’m a wheelchair user and i didn’t realise I was able to go on this ride. Will make a trip and go try it out soon.

I found the wheelchair access the most interesting part. When you mentioned the circular stairs my first thought was "How will wheelchair users get access?". Thanks for explaining that :)

A panoramic whisky glass. Love it!

The original Otis lifts at Underground stations had two lifts in each shaft. If one lift failed the other could be brought to the same level and a door in the side opened to allow passengers to transfer to the other car. Each car had two separarate power supplies, and if all else failed the lifts could be hand wound, though it took six people and was a very slow process. The lift testing tower in Northampton is completely filled with lift shafts; i think there about five or six of them.

Honestly Stuart, this content is gold. It’s clearly a lot of effort but you have hit all the right notes so far! More (from both channels) please!

Some person hit on the idea of using those huge chimneys as a USP, and then engineers had to figure out a way to make it happen safely and efficiently. Love how you bring out the hidden miracles of hard work behind things everyone just takes for granted.

I'm a surveyor & a condition of continued membership is that I do 'continuing professional development'. I'm using these very absorbing videos to contribute to that requirement. Keep going, Stuart. 👍

Fascinating! Funny, as soon as you stepped out of the first lift to go up the stairs to the next lift I was thinking what about wheelchair users or people using a walking frame, but then to see the way the engineering took care of this by integrating various purposes into the rescue lift was really interesting and shows how much thought has to be applied to a solution. Thank you!

Hi Stuart, been enjoying your Proper DIY channel for the last couple of years. Something tells me this new channel is going to be equally as good. 😊

Showing my age, but this channel reminds me of the BBC tv series 'Tomorrow's World'!! Was must-see viewing in our house back in the day 😊

What an amazing transformation, and so good that they have retained the character of the engineering , and as a wheelchair user, it's fantastic that they have made this facility available to us disabled people, who are more often than not , disadvantaged when it comes to amenities like this. Thanks for the tour Stuart, a really interesting video. I also noticed that the SWL was 3000kg- which means it has been tested at SIX TONS!!! wow - some proper enginerding!

I went on this lift tuesday just gone and you have just answered every question I had going around my head while I was up there, I find the behind the scenes much more interesting. I felt like Fred Dibnah for a second while up there. I would recommend checking it out, luckily we only had 8 other people in the lift with us.

I thought the Charing Cross water building video might just be a one-off interesting video, but this is another zinger, so I've subscribed. Thanks for another interesting and well-presented piece! ;-)

50 years ago I went to school there in Kent and remembered riding the train into Victoria station. Then seeing the massive battersea power station was still a working power station. The wife and will be traveling to London in May and we can’t wait to visit the battersea redevelopment and especially ride the lift 109. Don’t have anything close to that here in California. Well done what a great presentation.

I love the refurbishment of the power plant! The lift is an outstanding bit of engineering design...however with my lack of head for heights...I think I'll stay on the ground...and admire it from here. Thank you for the tour and explanation.

Willi Wonka’s lift shot straight up out the roof so this one at Battersea is a half-hearted attempt in my book….but then I am still reading Willi Wonka in my late 50’s so what do I know 😂. Great simple and instructive video 😊

Excellent video, Stuart! I loved the information, model and production. All capped off nicely with the perfect timing of you coming off the escalator!!

Got to love the way that they could design such a fantastic looking building - as a power station! sheer class! The rebuild is also spectacular - glad they kept so much of the classic building but made it work in the 21st Century.

Excellent video Stuart. This is almost the best use of a whiskey glass too!

Great stuff. One of our local coach operators offer a day out from Eastbourne to explore Battersea Center . Must give it a go.

You can really tell that you are not a standard youtuber but someone with lots of experience and knowledge on Engineering. All your videos are well produced and you speak with authority on the subjects. In short, Love it, keep up the good work!

Hi Stuart, i am absolutely loving this channel. I like many others, found and follow you on the Proper DIY channel, and this one is equally as brilliant. Your clarity of explanations, is second to non, I cannot wait for the next exciting installment!!!!! its brilliant!

The reveal of the model was so casual, it made me go 'wow!' on seeing it. Great content, instant sub.

Superb stuff. I'd not been near Battersea for decades, but had seen the odd thing about it over the years. Glad to see it's all finally come together.

This is the sort of content that just *hits* the spot

Thanks for showing this, Stewart. Lift 109 is such a cool attractrion. And Battersea is such an iconic location. When I heard it was being 'developed' I was worried it would be ruined. But it's stunning! All they need now is to fly an inflatable pig off one of the other towers every few hours.

A lift within a lift within a lift. How clever!

So cool! I will be visiting London in May and I think I might just stop by and ride this cool little elevator while I'm there

Brilliant . . . sad to see there are only three videos - hopefully more to come soon.

Haven't been to London for more than 20 years now, so much has changed there in the years since. The city hardly had any highrises back then, and now there's a bunch of them. I really should go back some day and go exploring. Battersea would be near the top of my list, of course. :)

When I was watching you taking the lift up, I was a bit concerned that people in wheelchairs were being left out of this "ride"... so was very glad when you explained how that access lift works. I know nothing about engineering, but really enjoy learning about things. Thank you so much!

Thanks for that explanation of how it all works.

Thank you for a superb video. As a wheelchair user myself, I’m especially happy to have watched to the end!

That's really interesting and makes you appreciate the engineering that goes into these projects.

Fascinating! - on the list next time time I venture to London

The Battersea power station has had a warm place in my heart since Pink Floyd's Animals album.

Fantastic! I had no idea this even existed, yet alone the fantastic design of it. Thanks for sharing!

Even if the lift breaks down you’ll still be able to exit through the gift shop. Phew!

Absolutely fascinating video. thoroughly enjoyed this

My father was on site when Battersea Power station was being built. He won a bet of 50 sterling by standing on top of one of the chimneys. He never told me how. Now I have a good idea!

Thoroughly enjoying your new channel Stuart. Thanks for taking the time to create such informative content. 👍🇺🇸

Great Video Stuart, fascinating can't wait for the next one

A very interesting video, might have a look next time I visit London thank you.

Fascinating video Stuart, thank you. I am looking forward to visiting in the next few weeks. Delighted they have been so sympathetic to the structure and preserving so many of the original features. 🙂

Another great video with another great model.

Excellent video, entertaining, educational while spotlighting the amazing engineering. Will be taking a visit for sure

Fascinating. Thank you PE👍.

Great attention to detail, really enjoyable and informative 👏

Wow, Interesting story. I’m so happy with your explaining. Keep on posting these videos!!

Many thanks - great video! I have to go there one day.

Fantastic Insight, complements the proper DIY channel really well. Thanks

Amazing! Great Job Sönke! 😊 I have it on my bucket list! 🏭

Thanks for a fascinating insight into how it works. When I left School I started with the CEGB and visited many power stations it's great to see them preserved. I seem to recall that during construction at Drax station, a lift was built inside the chimney to aid construction. Some staff that we met had ridden to the top. Never got the chance myself.

I love your videos. I was asking all those questions in the first half of the video - which you answered in the latter half. Great stuff!

Thanks Stuart what an amazing video/ program, i lived in & around London up until 8 years ago seeing this make me want to go visit again.

This channel is amazing... I subscribe to 10+ engineering channels and only JUST go recommended - Thats the YT algorithm - useless nowadays for growing channels. Please keep going. the quality speaks for itself. You deserve to be a 1m channel

I 'wowed' as well when you showed the model of the lift. Amazing work

Fabulous and fascinating video Stuart. Thank you!

Great video and informative technical information. next time I'm in London i will definitely go and ride this one .

Excellent film. Never knew the intricacies of the engineering. Thank you

Thanks for this Stuart, really interesting. From roughly 2013 to 2021, I was driving by the Battersea construction site several times a week, so it's fascinating to see how it looks now. Thankfully I no longer have to drive into London.

What an excellent video. Many thanks for the highly informative and well produced content.

Fantastic Video Stuart! Loving this new channel ❤

Fantastic video. Can tell a great deal of work went into it.

Beautiful re-use. Kudos to the owners and developers.

Brilliant video as always. This topic especially so, a real insight into the logistics and work in to the day to day running. 😊

Excellent Video! Fun Fact: When the chimneys were demolished & rebuilt, the contractors were not allowed to knock down all 4 at once. At least one chimney had to be visible at all times during the project so tourists could still take photos of the iconic structures... (I worked on this project)

Fantastic exposition on this attraction

Love this video!!! Your models are amazing

Another really interesting video, cheers Stuart.

Truly excellent Vlog and thank you so much for the quality of the Vlog

Fascinating stuff, brilliantly explained.

Extremely clever, very very interesting and very well explained. Thanks Stuart

Hi Stuart, great vid! You are going to have to start blagging some behind the scenes access. Who is going to fill the Tom Scott sized hole in KZfaq? I think you're the man :) Also we've got that Grady creeping over the Atlantic and doing content on our turf e.g. the Channel Tunnel! ;) Back to the vid, because of the flight of stairs from top of main building to the start of the chimney lift, I had assumed there was no wheelchair access at all. Can you explain how wheelchair users get in to the lift in the first place?? I hope you enjoyed a well deserved cocktail in the Control Room bar after all your efforts.

Great video presentation. Excellent job

Great video, thank you!

Excellent engineering, thanks for the detailed information, I shall have to visit and ride 109.

Amazing video, very well done. A great piece of London history that's been saved.

That is excellent work.

The only other lift ‘ open to the elements’ I can think of is the spinnaker tower, but I don’t think it’s been in use for years

Amazing video !!!!

Excellent video as always. Informative and entertaining, keep up the good work.

This is a great addition to your DIY channel. Very informative. Appreciate the work you have put into this.

Fascinating video Stuart, thank you for making it.

Interesting concept! Also you are a great explainer, could listen all day!

That was so interesting!

Cheers - interesting stuff - I did not know there was a viewing lift in one of the towers, will have to have a visit to battersea at some point, I've been meaning too for ages!

Thanks for these videos, you have a great presenting style and they're all really interesting, the models really help to demonstrate what you're explaining. I look forward to more and seeing this channel grow, it deserves it.

Amazing and I love your detail! I wish they would take you behind the scenes to see the other lifts too 😮

Brilliant video as always Stuart. I've never heard about this lift before and the engineering design is superb! 👍

Clever stuff, thanks for explaining it all! Great channel

Nice engineering story. Thank you.

I did not even know the power-station complex was open. Will go and have a look one day...

Nice video. Thanks

Thanks to you, we do get to see the great engineering involved. Brilliant presentation Stuart. Thank you 👌🏻

crazy that battersea is a mall now. with a whole arse tube station. i remember having to walk to battersea park for the diamond jubilee. was a fantastic part of town even then

Well researched video Stuart , thank you for this

This is a documentary-standard video! The word "icon" is way over-used these days, but this building is just that. I popped up to see it last year and it was mind-blowing. The retained infrastructure was amazing to see. I was particularly struck by the gauge panel that formed the backdrop to one of the bar/restaurants, and that huge green contraption that appeared in one of your final shots, which turned out to be a giant circuit breaker/fuse. Awesome!