This power station doesnt really need an introduction so ill keep the information short and sweet.
Opened officially in 1970, Eggborough power station was a coal fired power station which was also capable of co firing biomass. It was situated on the river Aire between Knottingley and Snaith.
The station had a generating capacity of 1960 megawatts generating enough electricity to power around 2 million homes.
The station was originally due to close in 2016 to meet government guidelines for a "green country" but eventually closed its doors in march of 2018 marking the end of an era.
The station was completely gone in July 2022 when the boiler house and chimney stack were demolished.
The explore was quite a simple one after climbing over a fence near the coal field and walking across like we had just gone for a casual stroll in the countryside.
Security seemed none existent and the 4 or 5 hours we were in there, we saw none.
I remember edging closer to the cooling towers and thinking how daunting they were up close when normally you see them dominating the landscape from afar.
The sheer size and scale of these power stations are quite overwhelming to say the least and it really puts it into perspective once you visit one.
What seemed like miles of walking and taking photographs at every opportunity, we soon covered a vast area of the site although didnt manage to see everything.
The silence was really quite deafening, walking through the once full of life turbine hall and boiler house just eerily quiet as she was at the end of her life.
Finally we made our way to the beautiful original retro control room and it felt like we were walking aboard some alien spacecraft with copious amounts of control panels and buttons.
Documenting these places is really important to me as it captures a moment in time, for future generations to look back on and see what our industrial heritage once was as time moves forward and technology advances.
Thanks for looking
Opened officially in 1970, Eggborough power station was a coal fired power station which was also capable of co firing biomass. It was situated on the river Aire between Knottingley and Snaith.
The station had a generating capacity of 1960 megawatts generating enough electricity to power around 2 million homes.
The station was originally due to close in 2016 to meet government guidelines for a "green country" but eventually closed its doors in march of 2018 marking the end of an era.
The station was completely gone in July 2022 when the boiler house and chimney stack were demolished.
The explore was quite a simple one after climbing over a fence near the coal field and walking across like we had just gone for a casual stroll in the countryside.
Security seemed none existent and the 4 or 5 hours we were in there, we saw none.
I remember edging closer to the cooling towers and thinking how daunting they were up close when normally you see them dominating the landscape from afar.
The sheer size and scale of these power stations are quite overwhelming to say the least and it really puts it into perspective once you visit one.
What seemed like miles of walking and taking photographs at every opportunity, we soon covered a vast area of the site although didnt manage to see everything.
The silence was really quite deafening, walking through the once full of life turbine hall and boiler house just eerily quiet as she was at the end of her life.
Finally we made our way to the beautiful original retro control room and it felt like we were walking aboard some alien spacecraft with copious amounts of control panels and buttons.
Documenting these places is really important to me as it captures a moment in time, for future generations to look back on and see what our industrial heritage once was as time moves forward and technology advances.
Thanks for looking
