• Exploring an abandoned power station
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A couple of days ago, myself and tommo120 went to Thorpe Marsh power station in Barnby Dun near Doncaster. The place closed in 1994, so it's decayed nicely, but not too much. It looks like a warzone in some places because of the shoddy demolition work. There's also a railway siding there with a shed, which was used to unload the coal from freight trains. Happybox takes us on a picture tour of the power station. [URL=http://img828.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4687j.jpg][IMG]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3406/img4687j.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 4 of 6 cooling towers. [URL=http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4537y.jpg][IMG]http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2378/img4537y.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Bent and broken railway signal for trains. [URL=http://img192.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4538f.jpg][IMG]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3444/img4538f.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Through the lens. 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Tom shined his torch down there - the water was quite clean so we could see a long way down. Let's just say I wouldn't want to fall in there. [URL=http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4580a.jpg][IMG]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7049/img4580a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img688.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4582m.jpg][IMG]http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/531/img4582m.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I started to go a little way down the stairs, but just round the corner at the bottom there was at least 10ft of water so I decided to go back up again. 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An abandoned digger which I could only guess was used for demolition, but broke down and was deemed useless and left there along with the rubble to rust and rot. [URL=http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4665mx.jpg][IMG]http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6381/img4665mx.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img832.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4666u.jpg][IMG]http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9555/img4666u.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img833.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4670z.jpg][IMG]http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6899/img4670z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img195.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4671u.jpg][IMG]http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6779/img4671u.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img821.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4672c.jpg][IMG]http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3707/img4672c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4674u.jpg][IMG]http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6837/img4674u.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4676v.jpg][IMG]http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6411/img4676v.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4680p.jpg][IMG]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4236/img4680p.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img541.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4681d.jpg][IMG]http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9950/img4681d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4682y.jpg][IMG]http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6326/img4682y.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img822.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4685r.jpg][IMG]http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6850/img4685r.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And finally a panorama I took and uploaded to wikipedia because I thought the page needed more pictures. Click for full size. [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Thorpe_marsh_cooling_tower_panorama2.jpg"] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Thorpe_marsh_cooling_tower_panorama2.jpg/800px-Thorpe_marsh_cooling_tower_panorama2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If you're interested in going, the closest airport is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_Airport_Doncaster_Sheffield"]Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield[/URL] If you want a full sized version of any of these, just ask! Thanks for reading.
Wish I had something like this near my house.
If it isn't too much trouble, could I get a full sized version of [url]http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6654/img4577hi.jpg?[/url] Also, amazing thread. Beautiful pictures as well. Was it difficult to get in, or could you just stroll onto the premises?
Looks fucking sweet, I wish I found an abandoned place :smith:
[QUOTE=NecroBiologist;24876365]If it isn't too much trouble, could I get a full sized version of [url]http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6654/img4577hi.jpg?[/url] Also, amazing thread. Beautiful pictures as well. Was it difficult to get in, or could you just stroll onto the premises?[/QUOTE] Certainly. [url]http://i.imgur.com/Ritq3.jpg[/url] Access was jumping over a 4ft fence, it was very easy and there was no security to worry about. We even scared off a couple of scrap metal theives because I was wearing an orange High visibility jacket :v:
Thanks much good sir.
[QUOTE=NecroBiologist;24876403]Thanks much good sir.[/QUOTE] Why do people talk like this? Great thread, there should be a section for this kind of stuff.
Get out of here Stalker.
Needs more Tom
Awesome, thanks for posting.
I remember going to the one near us on a school trip
You must of REALLY liked those cooling towers.
Heh I live in Doncaster. I've often gone past there and wondered what it looks like inside. Thanks.
Driven past the place a few times. Looks more like Chernobyl or some other eastern European shithole.
Kewl. I need to do this.
i love hyperboloid cooling towers too bad there's not much left of the site though
I love threads like this.
[QUOTE=Bengley;24876328] [URL=http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4537y.jpg][IMG]http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2378/img4537y.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE] [img]http://www.postrockxchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/epic45-england-fallen-over-japanese-edition-2008.jpg[/img] ?????
Cool thread, thanks for postting! :)
That's just sexy.
Looking at this makes me wanna look for abandoned places.
Perfect! I have been looking for a site for some film projects I would like to do in the future, this is not too far from me. (I live in a village not far from Retford)
You sure do a lot of this so-called urbex
It's pretty cool to see the trees overtaking the railway tracks like that.
This is pretty cool. I've explored an abandoned dog track before, creepy, but not as creepy as this
Pretty nice pictures. Love how you scared off some thieves. :v:
Thermo Nuclear Power Stations have Radioactive cores, Couldn't that place be irradiated with gamma?
[QUOTE=Dragon Master;24880614]Thermo Nuclear Power Stations have Radioactive cores, Couldn't that place be irradiated with gamma?[/QUOTE] Who said anything about nuclear? It was coal-fired.
[QUOTE=Bengley;24880643]Who said anything about nuclear? It was coal-fired.[/QUOTE] Those cooling towers look like ones you find in Nuclear power stations :S thats all.
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