2013

SJ5486 : Cooling Towers, Fiddler's Ferry

taken 11 years ago, near to Penketh, Warrington, England

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Cooling Towers, Fiddler's Ferry
Cooling Towers, Fiddler's Ferry
Three of the cooling towers at Fiddler's Ferry power station; viewed from Widnes Road.
Fiddler's Ferry Power Station

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). The station has been operated by various companies since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990. Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) has operated the station since 2004.

With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney Fiddler’s Ferry power station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.

Abridged from Wikipedia LinkExternal link
LinkExternal link SSE page about Fiddler’s Ferry


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Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure other tags: Power Station Cooling Towers Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Descriptive words on OS maps Automatic Clusters: · Cooling Towers [13] · View of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station [10] · Widnes Road [8] Other Photos: · Manley Road drops into Frodsham ·
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SJ5486, 50 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 25 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5412 8661 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:22.4606N 2:41.4647W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5405 8690
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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