Fiddlers Ferry power stn Warrington

The north wests only power station that still uses coal. This shot was taken from Rivington on the Pennines which is about 20 miles to the north. There was no wind whatsoever today and the steam was just going straight up the flowing gently to the right as it reached the cloud base. The tall chimney is 660ft (200m) tall and the cooling towers are 374ft tall to give some idea of scale

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Uploaded on January 2, 2011
Taken on January 2, 2011