Photos have emerged showing the devastation caused by a fire that ripped through an arts centre in south London.
Firefighters are continuing to investigate what caused the blaze at Battersea Arts Centre on Friday, which is thought to have started in the roof of the Grade II listed building.
Devastated residents could be seen crying in the street as around 80 firefighters battled to control the flames, which sent smoke that would be seen for miles billowing into the sky.
No one was injured in the blaze, which affected the building's Grand Hall and its roof.
Firefighters say they managed to save half of the centre.
Station Manager Matt Burrows, who visited the scene on Saturday, said: "Firefighters did a great job to save large parts of the building including the octagonal dome, which I'm told is priceless, and salvaged valuable art work.
"The centre are hopeful that they will be able to open unaffected areas of the building to the public today.
"We'll continue to damp down and our fire investigators are inspecting the building to find the cause."
David Jubb, the centre's artistic director and CEO, said: "The organisation and the front half of the building live to fight another day. We start now."
He thanked the emergency services for saving the building, and said today is the start of the "next chapter" for the centre.
Mr Jubb said: "We want to get the shows back on and rebuild the building brick by brick.
"Huge thanks to the National Funding Scheme who set up a donate page on their site to raise funds.
"This is incredibly important - at the moment we have no offices, no Grand Hall theatre, and we have to re-establish a new financial model for the next 12 months.
"So your support - at whatever level - is so valuable."
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