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High Marnham Power Station

Former coal-fired power station opened in 1959 and closed in 2003. The chimneys were demolished on 15th December 2004 and the boiler house on 5th October 2006. The five cooling towers were blown up at 10.00am on Sunday 15th July 2012.
by Richard Croft

Created: Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Updated: Sun, 15 Jul 2012


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SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - nothing but a cloud of dust by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - it's number four's turn by Alan Murray-Rust
SK7970 : Wheat field by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - the first one falls by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 5 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - a last glimpse by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 1 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - homeward bound by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - the last one bows down by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - a split second to go by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - number three is on its way by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8070 : High Marnham Power Station site by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - the second follows by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 2 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 6 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 4 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - the dust has cleared to reveal an empty skyline.  by Alan Murray-Rust
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 3 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham cooling towers demolition - 7 by Richard Croft
SK8170 : High Marnham Cooling Towers - waiting for the bang  by Alan Murray-Rust


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