Ragamuffin
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I visited this place about 3 years ago, it was my first real explore 
I've decided to re tweak the photos now i'm using Adbode Lightroom instead of iPhoto. SOOOOO much better now!!!
It was an absolutely cracking day, in fact i was quite sun burnt when i'd finished. Had a bit of mission getting into the place as the security guard was on patrol when i got there. After an hour so of waiting and looking for an access point where i couldn't be seen, i decided to just have a word with the security. He was only an old boy and din't really mind, his only advice was to be careful of the big holes in the floor. If you fall in, there's no way out...eek!
Here's a lil bit of history on the place courtesy of wiki...
"The station was commissioned in 1959 and was built as a prototype for all the large modern power stations in the UK. It opened in 1963. It contained 2 generating sets powered by coal, and had a gas turbine set using an industrial static version of a Rolls-Royce Avon aero engine with a capacity of 14.9 MW. On 7 January 1973 four workmen died. The CEGB was put under investigation for breaches in safety provisions but they were found to have all died accidental deaths.
The station has been closed since 1994 and the 45 acres (18 ha) site was acquired by Able UK in 1995.[2] Much of the station has been demolished and now only its six cooling towers (each 340 ft (100 m) high and 260 ft (79 m) in diameter at the base), two ash slurry hoppers, railway sidings and the station's large adjacent electricity switching station still remain. The switching station was nearly flooded during the 2007 Yorkshire flood, which would have knocked the grid out according to news reports. The structures still stand now because it is feared that any explosion would cause the banks of the nearby canal to rupture.[3] They also contain asbestos, which would contaminate land for miles around the site. There have been several controversial proposals for the site, including a car distribution depot and more recently a huge landfill site, neither of which have proven popular with the local residents.[4]
The power station featured in the final episode of the 1999 ITV drama, The Last Train."
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I've decided to re tweak the photos now i'm using Adbode Lightroom instead of iPhoto. SOOOOO much better now!!!It was an absolutely cracking day, in fact i was quite sun burnt when i'd finished. Had a bit of mission getting into the place as the security guard was on patrol when i got there. After an hour so of waiting and looking for an access point where i couldn't be seen, i decided to just have a word with the security. He was only an old boy and din't really mind, his only advice was to be careful of the big holes in the floor. If you fall in, there's no way out...eek!
Here's a lil bit of history on the place courtesy of wiki...
"The station was commissioned in 1959 and was built as a prototype for all the large modern power stations in the UK. It opened in 1963. It contained 2 generating sets powered by coal, and had a gas turbine set using an industrial static version of a Rolls-Royce Avon aero engine with a capacity of 14.9 MW. On 7 January 1973 four workmen died. The CEGB was put under investigation for breaches in safety provisions but they were found to have all died accidental deaths.
The station has been closed since 1994 and the 45 acres (18 ha) site was acquired by Able UK in 1995.[2] Much of the station has been demolished and now only its six cooling towers (each 340 ft (100 m) high and 260 ft (79 m) in diameter at the base), two ash slurry hoppers, railway sidings and the station's large adjacent electricity switching station still remain. The switching station was nearly flooded during the 2007 Yorkshire flood, which would have knocked the grid out according to news reports. The structures still stand now because it is feared that any explosion would cause the banks of the nearby canal to rupture.[3] They also contain asbestos, which would contaminate land for miles around the site. There have been several controversial proposals for the site, including a car distribution depot and more recently a huge landfill site, neither of which have proven popular with the local residents.[4]
The power station featured in the final episode of the 1999 ITV drama, The Last Train."
Black & Whites
THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!
