Visited this place with the girlfriend and two none member on a quite miserable day, although it did brighten up a little later. A former gasification site that used coal to turn into gas. It once provided gas for twenty per cent of Scotland the site was opened by the queen in 1961 and was owned by british gas, the site has changed hands several times and millions of pounds have been pumped into it.and in 1992 the then owners built a 120MW combined cycle gas turbine. Sadly in Scotland most of the coal pits have been shut so the process was no longer viable. It carried on being a gas power station pumping it straight from the sea. The site shut down in 2011..Parts of the site had been demolished, but lots to see here.lots of pipes and dials. They have built a newer smaller station next to it. I was told it is fed by chicken poo.
Looking over the main site.
A large workshop with offices attached.
Sadly the turbine is well encased, but managed to get a few shots through gaps.
Underneath is the large air intake. This bit is large and pitch black.
Heading over to the main administration block and canteen and locker room. The canteen area had suffered a fire.
Another smaller workshop. This had over head rails which I guess was used for manoeuvring large machinery parts.
Lots of dials and pipes down below to control pressure and so on.
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Looking over the main site.
A large workshop with offices attached.
Sadly the turbine is well encased, but managed to get a few shots through gaps.
Underneath is the large air intake. This bit is large and pitch black.
Heading over to the main administration block and canteen and locker room. The canteen area had suffered a fire.
Another smaller workshop. This had over head rails which I guess was used for manoeuvring large machinery parts.
Lots of dials and pipes down below to control pressure and so on.
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