quis eum fucius custodiebat?-
(who the fuck was marking
them?)
Just a little history of this site
Thorpe Marsh power station was commissioned in 1959 by CEGB and opened in 1963. It was the prototype for all large modern powerstations in operation today in the UK. It had 2 coal fired steam turbines and i turbine using a industrial static version on the rolls-royce Avon aero engine with a capacity of 14.9 MW. Four workmen died on this site on 7 january 1973.
Following the coronors inquest on 19th february 1973, the four mens deaths were declaired accidental. Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate completed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of these men and has instituted legal proceedings against the CEGB for alleged breaches of safety provisions of the Electricity Regulations 1908.
The station closed in 1994 after only 31 years of operation and the site aquired by ABLE uk ltd in 1995. Much of the site has now been demolished apart from 6 cooling towers, 2 Ash Slurry hoppers, workshop, switchin station and railway siding. off site there is also a canal side dock still mostly intact.
The structures still stand now because it is feared that any explosion would cause the banks of the nearby canal to rupture. They also contain asbestos, which would contaminate land for miles around the site.