Tag : Dials

Tullis Russell's Markinch Power Station

Tullis Russell’s Markinch Power House, Fife, Scotland

Tullis Russel was a paper mill in Glenrothes, Scotland. The Markinch power station was built to provide electricity to the mill.

Peppermint Power Plant, Germany

Peppermint Power Plant, Germany

A small powerplant that supplied a paper mill in Germany, with a nice peppermint green turbine

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.

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.

Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE Bedford, Thurleigh

RAE Bedford Wind Tunnel Site, Thurleigh, UK

A former aircraft testing and development establishment where huge wind tunnels were used.

Battersea Power Station, London UK

Battersea Power Station, London, UK

The iconic four chimney layout of Batersea Power Station is instantly recognisable, but the real gem is the stunning controls rooms hidden away inside.

The Black Turbines, Italy

The Black Turbines of Italy

The Black Turbines were the workhorses of an early hydroelectric power plant in Italy.

Ruien Power Plant, Kluisbergen, Belgium

Ruien Power Plant, Kluisbergen, Belgium

Gigawatt power station opened in 1960s and grew to be Belgium’s largest thermal power plant. The now-decommissioned plant is seriously huge!

Sanyo Electronics

Sanyo Electronics Factory, Lowestoft

The Sanyo Electronics factory focussed on the manufacture of televisions of all shapes and sizes. It closed its doors in 2010 due to a fall in demand for traditional TV’s.