The penultimate stop on my last adventure and what better way to end than with a couple more big industrial behemoths. This is one of four abandoned power stations in this particular city, but sadly the only one currently accessible. Two are completely sealed and the other one, which sits at #1 on my want list, has recently had a fearsome fence put around it blocking off all conceivable access for the time being.
However this was a worthy explore anyway. I've forgotten how many times I've seen photos of the empty turbine hall and I'll be honest I thought that was all there was left to see inside, and oh how wrong I was. It just proves that a lot of explorers are lazy nowadays and don't venture further than the big open space, because there was all manner of good stuff tucked away in the huge building including a first for me - an indoor basketball court inside a power station. We also found the attached building at the front open which housed offices, switch rooms, power supplies and also the very large control room which I was reliably informed is rarely if ever accessible, as the city power company still use the grounds of the site and tend to keep things locked up.
The roof was also spectacular, with commanding views of the city skyline.
This doorway would have provided access into the control room from the turbine hall, but it has been bricked up for years.
To the roof...
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157674925600585
However this was a worthy explore anyway. I've forgotten how many times I've seen photos of the empty turbine hall and I'll be honest I thought that was all there was left to see inside, and oh how wrong I was. It just proves that a lot of explorers are lazy nowadays and don't venture further than the big open space, because there was all manner of good stuff tucked away in the huge building including a first for me - an indoor basketball court inside a power station. We also found the attached building at the front open which housed offices, switch rooms, power supplies and also the very large control room which I was reliably informed is rarely if ever accessible, as the city power company still use the grounds of the site and tend to keep things locked up.
The roof was also spectacular, with commanding views of the city skyline.
This doorway would have provided access into the control room from the turbine hall, but it has been bricked up for years.
To the roof...
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157674925600585
