Introduction
RAE Bedford has always been on the bucket list for me. Ever since I saw photos back in 2017 it is one I have always wanted to do but never thought I would ever get there or do it successfully, but we finally managed it in the end! I first tried it back in 2019 but couldn’t find an...
BARKING CONTROL ROOM
THE HISTORY:
Barking A Power Station was opened by King George V in 1925 and boasted eight small Parsons turbines. It was designed to take over from Barking Town Urban District Council’s power station and, at the time of construction, was the largest plant in Britain to...
Explored with @Ojay, @slayaaaa, @xplorer.x and @Terminal Decline
History:
Eggborough Power Station was a 2-gigawatt coal-fired generating plant in North Yorkshire, built between 1962 and 1970, and first began generating electricity in 1967 just before the completion of the site in 1970.
The...
Intro
We accidentally discovered this site the day before our visit, after having to cancel a London explore, so with little knowledge we headed there and hoped for the best.
The Bulding
The site itself (NOW DEMOLISHED) consisted of two buildings and multiple conveyors and towers, a bit like an...
Intro
Barrington Cement works was home to one of Cambridgeshire's chimneys and had an impact on the railways and towns throughout it's lefetime. After accidnetally discovering it a few years back we have made multiple visits and found things from Gas masks to Control Rooms. So I thought I'd put...