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I have wanted to see the power station at the Ardeer explosives factory for ages since the girlfriend showed me pics off it from her visit ages ago.so when I was up there I set off to cover as much of the site as I could.so I started here,as I walked up the slope to the station I could hear what sounded like a digger.and I could see someone sifting sand in a big loader.i did not want to miss going in here after waiting so long.so I waited till he went off to load sand and quickly ran and got to the rear of the building and quickly in before I got spotted.the power station is relatively small.but even though trashed is still lovely and photogenic and I really enjoyed it here.there are two turbines inside,one has been hoisted down to the lower floor for some reason.the turbines created enough power to feed the huge dynamite works.pipes would feed underground to different sections of the works.
Here is my earlier report of the main dynamite works with more history
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/industrial-sites/36461-nobel-explosives-dynamite-scotland.html
Here is my earlier report of the main dynamite works with more history
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/industrial-sites/36461-nobel-explosives-dynamite-scotland.html