Cockenzie Power Station Chimneys, Prestonpans Building Demolition, Scotland, Scottish Architecture
Cockenzie Power Station Demolition 2015
East Lothian Indusrial Heritage – 20th Century Prestonpans Building: Infrastructure
20 Dec 2015
Cockenzie Power Station Demolition News
Location: East Lothian, South East Scotland
Cockenzie Power Station
The last remnants of Cockenzie Power Station have been demolished, reports the East Lothian Courier.
The final portion of the giant boiler house at the site was destroyed by a controlled explosion at 2pm on Thursday.
Over the next six months, work will take place to clear materials from the site and remove the old office and other ancillary buildings.
28 Sep 2015
Cockenzie Power Station Chimneys Demolition
Location: East Lothian, South East Scotland
Cockenzie Power Station Chimneys
28 + 26 Sep – photos of the chimneys’ demolition taken from the outlet pipe at Gosford Bay:
Cockenzie Power Station News
26 Sep – link to the BBC Scotland report:
Cockenzie Power Station chimney demolition
More Cockenzie Power Station chimney demolition photos
The twin chimneys and the turbine hall at the decommissioned Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian were demolished at 12 noon on Saturday 26 September:
Cockenzie Power Station chimney demolition on YouTube
Video taken from the ash lagoons, of the two chimneys being demolished at the disused Cockenzie power station:
this film was sadly removed from the internet
21 Sep 2015 – photos by architect Rebecca Wober of this Modern building by RMJM as it approaches final demolition:
The date for the controlled explosive demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station chimney stacks is Saturday 26 September.
The demolition will be overseen by ScottishPower’s main contractor, Brown and Mason, who have undertaken similar projects in recent years at Inverkip Power Station and Methil Power Station.
An exclusion zone will be required for the demolition, with full details due to be published in the near future. The safety restrictions will mean that viewing areas in the immediate vicinity of the power station, such as the Greenhills, will be limited.
As the chimney stacks are clearly visible from many locations, Police Scotland, ScottishPower and East Lothian Council have recommended that people who would like to watch the demolition take the time to plan their position in advance.
The twin chimney stacks are both 149 m tall, and were constructed in time for the coal station opening in 1967. Cockenzie Power Station generated more than 150 Terawatt Hours (TWh) of electricity in its lifetime, enough to power the average annual electricity needs of more than 1 million homes every year during its 45 years of operation.
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