Permission visit with @Boba Low & @Dempsey. I hope this will be of interest to some!
Between us we'd talked about and scouted around this place several times in the hope of accessing the older sections and hoping the old Parsons turbines were still in situ. One day we just walking into a door at the front and got talking to a worker. We asked if there was any chance of a looking around the old parts of the power station. He put us onto the gaffer and luckily arranged for us to have a look around. We kind of got to see what he hoped for, plus some expected parts as our guide was sound as pound. I'll let the photos do the talking.
First some History:
Externals:
Between us we'd talked about and scouted around this place several times in the hope of accessing the older sections and hoping the old Parsons turbines were still in situ. One day we just walking into a door at the front and got talking to a worker. We asked if there was any chance of a looking around the old parts of the power station. He put us onto the gaffer and luckily arranged for us to have a look around. We kind of got to see what he hoped for, plus some expected parts as our guide was sound as pound. I'll let the photos do the talking.
First some History:
Externals:
The old control room:
Keeping your cuppa tea spill free:
Onward to where the old turbine hall:
Bummer, all the Parsons were taken out some years back...
Still, we were shown some photos of them in situ. Don't they look beautiful!
Still some nice features left over though:
Some other random bits and pieces:
Water pump for the cooling system:
Condenser for one of the new turbines:
One ugly brown generator:
I loved seeing the little vents of steam here and there:
On to the cooling tower:
Thanks for looking
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