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odeon master

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hi all, this is my first post so i hope it is all well and good. it features the now demolished drakelow powerstation which was once the largest powerstation in europe .

myself and noisemetalrich went along for a look back in 2006 during its demolition. we also attended a permitted tour with powergen staff not long after it closed in 2003, these pics i will post shortly.

enjoy.....



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drakelow A B and C power stations in working order


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drakelow C station working

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an original photo of drakelow A and B stations around 1955

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inside control room for drakelow C station in 2003

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looking out from under cooling tower C station

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2 of the 6 cooling towers were coloured pink in an attempt for them to blend in more with surroundings

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blown up remains of C station boiler house building

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scrap pile

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substation compound

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supergrid transformer

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boiler parts

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drakelow A and B cooling towers being blown up

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C station boilerhouse being blown up
 
drakelow powerstation

thanks king al
this site was huge, the only part left now is the substation compound and the pylons.
a new gas fired powerstation is planned for construction on the same site.
noisemetalrich has some interesting internal shots taken in 2003 when we attended a organized tour of the site, they will be up shortly.
odeon master:
 
Wow that looked amazing!Well done fore getting some interiors before it went.
 

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