Tag : Power

TV Transmission Centre - Belgium

TV Transmission Centre, Belgium

A TV and radio transmitting control centre with a central control room and emergency broadcast facilities

Power Plant at a Paper Mill, France

Power Plant at a Paper Mill, France

The power plant of a paper mill that closed in 2014 but had been maintained in the hope it would re-open. The mill is now back in use.

Zeche HR, Germany

Zeche HR, Germany

Zeche HR was a mine in Germany with an amazing bathhouse full of baskets, and features a huge hammerhead winding tower. There’s also an elephant!

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery and Mining Museum, Staffordshire

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Staffordshire

Chatterley Whitfield is a disused colliery near Stoke on Trent which was later used a mining museum. The museum closed in 1993.

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Middlesborough, UK

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Teesside, UK

The power station provided electricity to the Teesside Steelworks at Redcar. It was fuelled from by-products of the steel making processes.

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.

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.

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!