megadoomer
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Hi all
This month we decided to make an early mornin trip out to Thorpe Marsh powerstation. This was my first ever real explore. Thanks go to Swedish for showing me this site. Thanks bro, it was EPIC.
As you can probably tell from the pictures, i am a little powerstation obsessed.
Just a little history of this site
Thorpe Marsh power station was commissioned in 1959 by CEGB and opened in 1963. It was the prototype for all large modern powerstations in operation today in the UK. It had 2 coal fired steam turbines and i turbine using a industrial static version on the rolls-royce Avon aero engine with a capacity of 14.9 MW.
Four workmen died on this site on 7 january 1973. Following the coronors inquest on 19th february 1973, the four mens deaths were declaired accidental. Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate completed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of these men and has instituted legal proceedings against the CEGB for alleged breaches of safety provisions of the Electricity Regulations 1908.
The station closed in 1994 after only 31 years of operation and the site aquired by ABLE uk ltd in 1995. Much of the site has now been demolished apart from 6 cooling towers, 2 Ash Slurry hoppers, workshop, switchin station and railway siding. off site there is also a canal side dock still mostly intact. The structures still stand now because it is feared that any explosion would cause the banks of the nearby canal to rupture. They also contain asbestos, which would contaminate land for miles around the site.
So, early one july morning, we entered the site.
first, we made out way to the Ash Slurry hoppers.
finding that pikeys had stolen part of the stairs, we had to climb the to the first level of the hopper.
after a breather, we climbed the 4 stories to the roof of the hoppers
making our decent, we took a look around the nearby cooling towers
Railway siding
Oil pumpin house
A view of the towers from the far corner behind the site
We then made out way to the centre of the site to the Turbine House. Finding the rotors from inside the turbine itself, which would once have large magnets attached but have been removed.
We then made out way to the old workshop, most of which was completely cleared
We then left the workshop and made out way over to the digger and exit
A view from the roadside
On the way back, we stopped at the canal dock
Thanks for lookin guys, more at http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/m3gadoom3r/
Megadoomer
images (c) MegaDoomer
This month we decided to make an early mornin trip out to Thorpe Marsh powerstation. This was my first ever real explore. Thanks go to Swedish for showing me this site. Thanks bro, it was EPIC.
As you can probably tell from the pictures, i am a little powerstation obsessed.
Just a little history of this site
Thorpe Marsh power station was commissioned in 1959 by CEGB and opened in 1963. It was the prototype for all large modern powerstations in operation today in the UK. It had 2 coal fired steam turbines and i turbine using a industrial static version on the rolls-royce Avon aero engine with a capacity of 14.9 MW.
Four workmen died on this site on 7 january 1973. Following the coronors inquest on 19th february 1973, the four mens deaths were declaired accidental. Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate completed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of these men and has instituted legal proceedings against the CEGB for alleged breaches of safety provisions of the Electricity Regulations 1908.
The station closed in 1994 after only 31 years of operation and the site aquired by ABLE uk ltd in 1995. Much of the site has now been demolished apart from 6 cooling towers, 2 Ash Slurry hoppers, workshop, switchin station and railway siding. off site there is also a canal side dock still mostly intact. The structures still stand now because it is feared that any explosion would cause the banks of the nearby canal to rupture. They also contain asbestos, which would contaminate land for miles around the site.
So, early one july morning, we entered the site.
first, we made out way to the Ash Slurry hoppers.
finding that pikeys had stolen part of the stairs, we had to climb the to the first level of the hopper.
after a breather, we climbed the 4 stories to the roof of the hoppers
making our decent, we took a look around the nearby cooling towers
Railway siding
Oil pumpin house
A view of the towers from the far corner behind the site
We then made out way to the centre of the site to the Turbine House. Finding the rotors from inside the turbine itself, which would once have large magnets attached but have been removed.
We then made out way to the old workshop, most of which was completely cleared
We then left the workshop and made out way over to the digger and exit
A view from the roadside
On the way back, we stopped at the canal dock
Thanks for lookin guys, more at http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/m3gadoom3r/
Megadoomer
images (c) MegaDoomer
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