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Report - Monckton Coke Works, Royston - January 2015

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rich_b1982

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Coke has been made on the Monckton site at Royston near Barnsley in South Yorkshire for over 130 years.

Monckton was the only independent coke production plant in the UK, and is ranked as one of Europe’s leading producers of high-quality metallurgical coke.

Monckton produced some 200,000 tonnes of coke per year; coke destined for use in glass, detergents and steel manufacturing; and coke used for home heating.

To produce coke, we bake coal in high-temperature ovens in the absence of air for about 20 hours. During the baking process, by-products such as benzole, tar and ammoniacal liquor are removed, leaving a coke with a high carbon content.

(Typical chemical composition: +86% Carbon, -6% Ash, -2% Volatile Matter, -12% Moisture, -2% Sulphur)

Many of the by-products that come from coke making at Monckton are recycled and sold.

Most importantly, the gas from Monckton coke ovens is used in a combined heat and power plant that can generate up to 11 megawatts of electricity. Not only does this supply all the electricity needed on-site, we actually sell our surplus electricity to the national grid – enough to provide power for more than 1,000 homes.

Visited with aem on a clear night with full moon. Not that we needed it, place was lit up like Christmas...
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Thanks for looking :)
 

host

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Re: Monckton Coke Works, Royston, January 2015

Yes to that mate, stunning shots...
 

Ojay

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Re: Monckton Coke Works, Royston, January 2015

These places always seem to look better at night lit up

Hickson & welch and that chemical plant in Leeds spring to mind
 

catbalou

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Re: Monckton Coke Works, Royston, January 2015

looks lovely at night all lit up and fantastic photos there. The place is certainly getting a bashing of late!
 

The Kwan

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Re: Monckton Coke Works, Royston, January 2015

Incredibly nice sharp images Tablets, lots of pipey goodness :)
 

ACID- REFLUX

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Re: Monckton Coke Works, Royston, January 2015

Ditto the above mate looks more impressive at night.Nicely shot :thumb
 

Boomstick84

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Of all the reports this place has produced recently this one definitely stands apart.

As above really, definitely looks much more spectacular at night. Beautifully shot! :thumb
 

rich_b1982

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Definitely the best looking report from this place. Looks great at night.

Of all the reports this place has produced recently this one definitely stands apart.

As above really, definitely looks much more spectacular at night. Beautifully shot! :thumb

Thanks both of you!

When I first hear of this the first thing that popped into my head was a night shoot. Wasn't even expecting it to be quite as lit up. Turned out to be a double edged sword though. Ruined quite a few shots with lens flare. Wish I had shot with the 50mm, buy hey ho. :thumb
 
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