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Teesside Lackenby Steelworks at Redcar

Lackenby Steelworks, Redcar, UK

Lackenby Steelworks forms part of the huge Teesside integrated steel-making plant in Redcar which was closed by SSI in 2015.

Kellingley Colliery Coal Mine, Yorkshire

Kellingley Colliery, Yorkshire, UK

Kellingley Colliery was the last deep-level coal mine in the UK. It’s closure in December 2015 marked an end for the UK coal industry.

Power Plant V / Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

Powerplant V – Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

A long abandoned hydroelectric power station in Italy.

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

A behind-the-scenes look at a swimming pool in Grimsby that opened in 1962 and was popular until its closure in 2015.

Winnington Works, Brunner mond, ICI, Tata - Northwich

Winnington Soda Ash Works, Cheshire – Brunner Mond / ICI / Tata

A large industrial complex that manufactured soda-ash and other by-products. Established as Brunner Mond and later became ICI then Tata Chemicals.

Terre Rouge and Central Thermique, Luxembourg

Terre Rouge Silos and Central Thermique, Luxembourg

Terre Rouge was a large steel works in Luxembourg. The iron-ore silos remain with a nice reflection in the water below, and the sites power plant, Central Thermique remains.

Alienworks Power Plant, Belgium

Alienworks – Abandoned Power Plant, France

A small power plant with five old, well preserved turbines. Dating back to the 1930, the plant was part of a large iron works site.

Cockerill-Sambre Coke Works Power Station, Charleroi, Belgium

Cockerill-Sambre “Blue” Power Plant, Charleroi, Belgium

A power station for a large steel-works in Belgium with a huge array of turbines, all of differing ages and designs.

Central Electrique Ohm, Power Station, Belgium

Central Electrique Ohm Power Station, Belgium

A small power plant in Belgium that houses three classic turbines from the early 1900s. The turbine hall has been restored to a high standard.

Centrale de Schneider, France

Centrale De Schneider Power Plant, France

A 1950s power station in France containing three huge turbine and generator sets. The plant closed in 2013.