2013
NT3975 : Transformer house at Cockenzie
taken 12 years ago, near to Cockenzie and Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Transformer house at Cockenzie
The old road along the coast (now the B1348) splits the power station site, with the transformer house and coal storage yard to the south east. The conveyor fed coal from the storage yard to the power station.
Cockenzie Power Station
This is one of the series of large coal-fired power stations built around the UK in the 1950s and 60s.
The location was chosen to be close to the Lothian coalfield and the shoreline site ensured an adequate supply of cooling water. The plant was rated at 1200MW, consisting of 4x300MW turbine generating units. Electricity generation commenced in 1968, although in recent years it was primarily in use as a peak-demand top-up station, for which purpose it had been modified for quick start-up.
The power station closed in March 2013 and by June 2013 demolition work was already underway. A gas-fired replacement generating station was proposed for the site but has not been proceeded with.
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- Grid Square
- NT3975, 1011 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 10 June, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 18 June, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 396 752 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.9919N 2:58.1315W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)