BrimstoneWarrior
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Visited with Matty208
We visited Thorpe Marsh power station twice just recently, once at night and we liked it so much that we had to go back during the day. Got some really good photos of the site so check them out below.
History of the site:
Construction started on Thorpe Marsh power station in 1959 taking 4 years to complete. It was the first of its kind being a prototype to produce electricity and research for further advances in the generation of electrical power. It was commissioned between 1963 and 1965 and contained 2 coal powered generating sets and a gas turbine. On 7 January 1973 4 workers died at the site and an investigation was launched into the health and safety procedures at the site. These investigations later found that these men died accidental deaths.
Although the site is no longer in use, the adjacent electrical switching station is still operational. In 2007 this switching station was almost flooded in the Yorkshire flood and was saved by Royal Air Force helicopters dropping sandbags to stem the flow of water. If this site had been flooded then Doncaster would have been knocked off the national grid for months. It is for this reason that the remaining towers still stand because a demo on the towers may cause the nearby canal to rupture.
The photos (again sorry for the quality, SLR camera soon I hope):
I nearly broke my ankle in this.
Charming!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51964439@N02/sets/72157624363475927/
cheers for looking
We visited Thorpe Marsh power station twice just recently, once at night and we liked it so much that we had to go back during the day. Got some really good photos of the site so check them out below.
History of the site:
Construction started on Thorpe Marsh power station in 1959 taking 4 years to complete. It was the first of its kind being a prototype to produce electricity and research for further advances in the generation of electrical power. It was commissioned between 1963 and 1965 and contained 2 coal powered generating sets and a gas turbine. On 7 January 1973 4 workers died at the site and an investigation was launched into the health and safety procedures at the site. These investigations later found that these men died accidental deaths.
Although the site is no longer in use, the adjacent electrical switching station is still operational. In 2007 this switching station was almost flooded in the Yorkshire flood and was saved by Royal Air Force helicopters dropping sandbags to stem the flow of water. If this site had been flooded then Doncaster would have been knocked off the national grid for months. It is for this reason that the remaining towers still stand because a demo on the towers may cause the nearby canal to rupture.
The photos (again sorry for the quality, SLR camera soon I hope):
I nearly broke my ankle in this.
Charming!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51964439@N02/sets/72157624363475927/
cheers for looking
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I went a year ago will put my photos up now (this totally reminded me i hadnt) 
