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Whilst passing through the area it seemed the right time to see the cooling towers- almost everyone else has so I thought I might as well. It's a given explore, but even so there is no place I have visited yet that has the same feel as this place. The scale of the towers is immense and they provide a feeling of insignificance as you stand in the middle and look up, every sound you make amplified and returned to you a second later.
I spoke to a couple of locals who said the reason the towers still stand is they are built on a limestone bed and, proven when a tower was demolished years ago, there is a risk of structural damage to buildings nearby.
It's a relaxing site to visit, becasue, since they can be seen from miles away and they're too tall to loose sight of, they are easy to find;
thorpemarsh 017 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 011 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 005 by theoss, on Flickr
Once the initial feelings of awe are over, the next thoughts are about what a shame it is that nothing can be easily climbed;
thorpemarsh 003 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 028 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 037 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 040 by theoss, on Flickr
The most mechanically intact tower;
thorpemarsh 045 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 055 by theoss, on Flickr
Some train related crap;
thorpemarsh 020 by theoss, on Flickr
A JCB to level the towers;
thorpemarsh 062 by theoss, on Flickr
I spoke to a couple of locals who said the reason the towers still stand is they are built on a limestone bed and, proven when a tower was demolished years ago, there is a risk of structural damage to buildings nearby.
It's a relaxing site to visit, becasue, since they can be seen from miles away and they're too tall to loose sight of, they are easy to find;
thorpemarsh 017 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 011 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 005 by theoss, on Flickr
Once the initial feelings of awe are over, the next thoughts are about what a shame it is that nothing can be easily climbed;
thorpemarsh 003 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 028 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 037 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 040 by theoss, on Flickr
The most mechanically intact tower;
thorpemarsh 045 by theoss, on Flickr
thorpemarsh 055 by theoss, on Flickr
Some train related crap;
thorpemarsh 020 by theoss, on Flickr
A JCB to level the towers;
thorpemarsh 062 by theoss, on Flickr