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Lostock Power Station, Northwich - Nov 15

Hydro

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Background;

Bowman Thompson & Company originally owned the site but was sold in 1900 to Brunner Mond whom with a seven year closure reconstructed the site producing sixty tonnes of soda ash a day. This figure rose to 800 tonnes a day in 1926 with all of the Brunner Mond assets being turned over to ICI.

Lostock a coal fired powerstation was decommissioned in 2000 when E.ON built there new Combined Heat & Power plant at Winnington, Lostock is due to be flattened for a new Sustainable Energy Plant to be built on the site.

The Explore;

So after a while of lazy chiller exploring days, it was time to once again start the stupid o clock on the motorway listening to crazy dance music heavy enough to make your head swim. Few hours later after driving through some kind of monsoon on the M62 over the Penines we were behind enemy lines in Lancashire and Cheshire. It was light by them time we hit the station, with the live site next door in full swing and trucks rolling in and out of the gates. It would appear that either myself and raz are ninja stealthy... either that or the stories we had heard about it being hard to do were exaggerated because we just waltzed in and plodded around without distribance in the middle of the day.

Obviously first stop was to find the turbine hall and the old place did not dissapoint. After seeing reports IM and giggawatt i figured that all the good power stations were abroad, but this is not the case. Complete with turbines, boilers, fans Lostock is an induistrial paradise (y)

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Thanks for looking (y)



 
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That's a big dollop of industrial goodness right there!! Damn I've got to get myself to this place....

 

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Nice to see you both got in & out ok ;)

Nice pics mate, the light through that windows a bugger ain"t it

It"s quite a nice place considering all the Azzy lying around & i fell through the floor .....fucking death trap :eek:

 

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Nice to see you both got in & out ok ;) Nice pics mate, the light through that windows a bugger ain"t it

It"s quite a nice place considering all the Azzy lying around & i fell through the floor .....fucking death trap :eek:
Ta mate (y)

Your not wrong... just couldnt get it to focus lol

Where did you fall through the floor??? :eek:

 

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nice work dude :) always nice to see some rusty ol turbines :D

 

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After seeing reports IM and giggawatt i figured that all the good power stations were abroad, but this is not the case. Complete with turbines, boilers, fans Lostock is an induistrial paradise (y)
It's a very cool looking location with that level of decay, wouldn't mind popping my head in if I get the chance. There are lots more dotted around worth checking out but in most cases not quite as straight forward to access than their European counterparts. All adds to the fun though! (y)

 

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It's a very cool looking location with that level of decay, wouldn't mind popping my head in if I get the chance. There are lots more dotted around worth checking out but in most cases not quite as straight forward to access than their European counterparts. All adds to the fun though! (y)  


I do need to get myself over the pond! Will keep an eye out for more (y)

 

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Missed this first time around mate sorry! Cool place this isnt it? (y)

I've added some spaces between your pics coz they seem to have merged together  :???:

:comp

 

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Always get jealous of anyone who's actually made it in here. We got seen by Security on the way in, and ended up with the local law enforcement appearing on the scene. Wasn't any issues, but we've never been back for another go since! 

Nice set of photos there @Hydro3xploric it's got a nice level of decay this has with relatively little vandalism which makes it's pretty cool :)  

 
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