free hit counter
Great Britain - Lostock Power Station (Feb 2020) | Oblivion State Urban Exploration

Post a thread

Post a thread in one of the forums

Browse the forums

Browse threads and contribute to reports

Contact Staff

Contact the team

Great Britain Lostock Power Station (Feb 2020)

jones-y-gog

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Apr 30, 2013
Messages
1,742
Reaction score
848
Points
113
Location
Leodis
I was very late to the party on this, in fact the demolition process was (eventually) just starting. I thought I could probably lay claim on being the last one to explore this wonderful old coal-fired monolith, unused since 2000. But then a pandemic happened and I guess demolition may have been delayed, but not entirely sure. When it does happen it will be replaced by a Sustainable Energy Plant. This is taken from one of the companies setting up the new phase -

"The Lostock energy from waste plant will ... divert 600,000 tonnes of residual waste from landfill and generate enough non-intermittent renewable electricity to power in the region of 125,000 homes consistently. This will offset more than 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year."

Sounds pretty good! This has been a large industrial site for a long time (it has its own memorial to workers who fell in both world wars) so this should secure the long term future of the site.


IMG_7917_18_19_20_21_22_tonemapped.jpg


^^This is the classic view of the turbine hall, however I also liked the view looking the other way too -

IMG_7847_48_50_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7544_5_6_7_tonemapped copy.jpg



IMG_7558_60_61_62_tonemapped2 copy.jpg



IMG_7865_6_7_8_tonemapped copy copy.jpg



IMG_7526_7_8_fused.jpg



A connecting corridor leads to the other part of the site

IMG_7689_90_91_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7722_3_4_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7637_40_41_42_43_tonemapped copy.jpg



IMG_7743_5_6_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7650_1_2_tonemapped copy.jpg



IMG_7832_3_4_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7809_10_11_12_13_tonemapped copy.jpg




IMG_7800_1_2_tonemapped2 copy.jpg


IMG_7698_699_700_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7671_2_3_tonemapped.jpg



IMG_7616a.jpg



IMG_7632 copy.jpg



IMG_7629.jpg



IMG_7601_5_6_7_tonemapped.jpg



Finally a pigeons eye view from the high gantry - the angle is slightly off but I was bricking it!

IMG_7923_4_5_6_7_8_tonemapped2 copy.jpg
 

jtza

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Nov 27, 2019
Messages
218
Reaction score
277
Points
63
Location
Lancashire
Great to see it one last time and sad I never went to get it done
 
Last edited:

Tbolt

OS Member
OS Member
Joined
Jun 18, 2016
Messages
12
Reaction score
14
Points
3
Location
Lancashire
Looks top does that.
was always on my list of things I intended to do but never did
Cracking pics sir
 

Dubbed Navigator

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Aug 17, 2015
Messages
1,328
Reaction score
512
Points
113
Location
Leicestershire
Lovely bits of pipage there. Love those dials as well. Second to last reminds me of something that would appear on a facebook post, with some dreary poem to it - glad you didnt! :comp
 

Urbexbandoned

Full Member
OS Full member
Joined
Aug 25, 2014
Messages
2,218
Reaction score
855
Points
113
Location
Lincoln
Despite you getting there ‘late’ I think it looks better than when I went! I loved the place, your set really does it justice mate. Hope your well :)
 
Top