It is one year since the Grand Hall in Battersea Arts Centre burnt down.

On March 13, a devastating fire tore through the Grade II listed Battersea Arts Centre, just as the historic building was coming to the end of its £13.3m renovation project started in 2006.

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It took 80 firefighters to bring the flames under control and the extent of the damage was obvious in the hours following the fire.

A year on, the cause of the fire is still under investigation, with no conclusion yet.

Artistic Director and CEO David Jubb said: "We continue to be astounded by the love and support shown to us since the Grand Hall fire.

"Innumerable acts of kindness, pledges of in-kind support and generous donations have helped us to plough on with our busy programme of activity without our largest space.

"Plans for the Grand Hall are gathering momentum and we are looking forward to its recovery and throwing open its doors in 2018."

According to the centre, in the weekend following the fire more than 1,750 people gave more than £52,000 to the donations page created by the National Fundraising Scheme.

This generosity was mirrored by Battersea Power Station and the government, who pledged a further £100,000 and £500,000 respectively.

This money formed The Phoenix Fund, set-up to enable the organisation to tackle the challenges of operating without its largest space for up to three years and covering costs that are not paid for by insurance.

By January of this year, the Phoenix Fund stood at £966,127.

The ornate plasterwork ceiling and a theatre organ designed by Robert Hope-Jones were both destroyed in the fire.

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The front third of the building re-opened to the public the day after the fire and two sold-out shows went ahead as planned.

In the middle third, building work re-started on the final phase of a capital project including work on a courtyard theatre, a wing of artist bedrooms and a 30-person lift.

Shows scheduled to take place in the Grand Hall were moved to other parts of the theatre or to The Four Thieves, Soho Theatre and the Barbican.

Since the fire, the centre has sold 37,000 tickets to 85 different shows, baked more than 650 cakes and made more than 3,350 sandwiches and welcomed 50,000 people into the building.

On March 23, last year, the centre received a £1m grant from the Government to help with the redevelopment work.

Jane Ellison, Battersea MP said: "One year on from the fire, it is inspiring to see how the Arts Centre has bounced back.

"I pay tribute to the work of David Jubb and his team in ensuing that not only did the show go on but that there are now exciting plans for the future of the Grand Hall."

Initial phases of work included specialist recovery and salvage work, completed by a former contractor who has worked at cost to install 18.6 tonnes of steel and 40 cubic metres of concrete to bolster the gable walls for the salvage operation.

The next plan is to complete a temporary roof.

Consultation work with stakeholders has taken plan to consider the future design of the hall and the next sessions will be extended to residents, artists and supporters.

The main purpose of the consultation is to discuss internal designs that celebrate the heritage while retaining the condition and the pros and cons of a like for like reinstatement.

A planning application is due to be submitted by March and the current aim is to break ground in autumn 2016 and open the new Grand Hall in autumn 2018.