Nine Elms in Wandsworth in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Pink Floyd ‘Animals’

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

1. Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - outside version

Inscription.
Pink Floyd 'Animals'
21 Jan 1977

The Iconic Photograph Of Battersea Power Station On The Album Cover Was Taken From This Balcony

Erected by City of Westminster Heritage Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1977.

Location. 51° 28.755′ N, 0° 8.549′ W. Marker is in Wandsworth, England, in Greater London. It is in Nine Elms. It is at the intersection of Battersea Park Road and Savona Street, on the right when traveling west on Battersea Park Road. The marker is located on the northeast corner of the Duchess Belle public house, in the balcony area. It is difficult to see from the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Battersea Park Road, Wandsworth, England SW8 4DU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ramport Studios (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Short Brothers (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile (approx. one kilometer away); Vauxhall Motors Ltd (approx. one kilometer away); Church of the Holy Apostles (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Aubrey Beardsley (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wandsworth.

Also see . . . Animals Pink Floyd (Wikipedia). Overview:

Animals is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 21 January 1977,by Harvest Records and Columbia Records. It was produced by the band at their new studio, Britannia Row Studios, in London throughout 1976. The album continued the long-form compositions of Pink Floyd's previous works, such as Meddle (1971) and Wish You Were Here (1975).

Animals is a concept album that focuses on the sociopolitical conditions of mid-1970s Britain. The cover was conceived by Roger Waters, the group's bassist and lead songwriter, and designed by long-time collaborator Storm
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

2. Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - wide view, outdoors version
Thorgerson. It shows an inflatable pig floating between two chimneys of Battersea Power Station.

(Submitted on April 4, 2026.)

Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - indoors version image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

3. Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - indoors version

The wording is identical to the outdoors version but for one word - “pub”, which on the outdoors version is “balcony”.

Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - wide view, indoors version image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

4. Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ Marker - wide view, indoors version

View of Battersea Power Plant from the balcony image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

5. View of Battersea Power Plant from the balcony

It seems that in the interim between when the album cover was created (see next photo) and the taking of this picture a couple of substantial apartment buildings have been erected and a number of other buildings have been demolished.

Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ album cover image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Hipgnosis (via Wikimedia Commons)

6. Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ album cover

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 27 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.