High Marnham Power Station
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| High Marnham Power Station | |
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 High Marnham Power Station Viewed from the east in July 2004 |
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | Nottinghamshire, East Midlands |
| Coordinates | 53°13′44″N 0°47′33″W / 53.229020°N 0.792565°WCoordinates: 53°13′44″N 0°47′33″W / 53.229020°N 0.792565°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1959 |
| Decommission date | 2003 |
| Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1959-1990) Powergen (1990-2002) E.ON UK (2002-2003) |
| Power station information | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 945 MW |
| grid reference SK807709 | |
High Marnham Power Station is a former coal-fired power station, currently undergoing demolition. It is located in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the River Trent, just south of the village of Dunham. It was the most southerly of three power stations which lined the River Trent, the others being West Burton and Cottam. The station was opened in 1959 and had a generating capacity of 945 megawatts (MW).[1][2]
[edit] Closure and demolition
The station closed in 2003 after nearly 45 years in operation, with a loss of 119 jobs.[1] The station's chimneys were demolished on 15 December 2004.[3] The station's 150 feet (46 m) high boiler house was demolished on 5 October 2006.[4] The station's five cooling towers still stand.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Job losses as power stations close" (STM). http://news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 9 January 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2643351.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Power Station Locations and Capacities" (HTML). http://www.ukqaa.org.uk/. United Kingdom Quality Ash Association. http://www.ukqaa.org.uk/PowerStation.html. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Robert Goulden (17 January 2006). "High Marnham Power Station". http://www.geograph.org.uk/. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/107219. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "E.ON UK’s High Marnham Power Station’s boiler house to be demolished" (ASPX). http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/. E.ON UK. 25 September 2006. http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2006/09/25/422.aspx. Retrieved 2009-02-06.[dead link]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: High Marnham Power Station |
- 28 Days Later - photos of the station mid-demolition.
- Additional Photographs From Industrial Britain
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