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The power stations' four large chimneys were a landmark of the Northumberland skyline for over 40 years; the A Station's two chimneys each stood at 140 metres (460 ft); the B Station's two chimneys were taller, at 170 metres (560 ft) each. Construction of the B Station began shortly after the A station was completed.
Shaddon Mill and Dixon's Chimney, Carlisle. Shaddon Mill is a former cotton mill in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Both the mill and its 290 feet (88 m) tall chimney, named Dixon's Chimney after its builder, Peter Dixon, are Grade II listed buildings. [1] [2] In 2019, a man died after slipping from the chimney and hanging suspended from it for ...
Chimney Meadows is a 620 acres (250 ha) national nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest which forms part of the floodplain of the River Thames. [10] It includes wild flower meadows with cowslip , yellow rattle , common knapweed , oxeye daisy and pepper-saxifrage which supports insects, wildfowl and waders.
Northern England is also the birthplace of the largest proportion the country's top players – as of Euro 2016, 537 Northerners had played for the England team, compared to 266 Midlanders and 367 Southerners, [280] and 15 of the 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup, as well as 14 of the 2019 Women's World Cup squad, were born in the region. [281]
A chimney cowl or wind directional cap is a helmet-shaped chimney cap that rotates to align with the wind and prevent a downdraft of smoke and wind down the chimney. An H-style cap is a chimney top constructed from chimney pipes shaped like the letter H.
2 chimneys of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 5 + 6: 850 ft: 259 m: 1967 United States: Stratton, Ohio: Chimney of Drax Power Station: 850 ft: 259 m: 1969 [78] United Kingdom: Drax, North Yorkshire, England: Tallest industrial chimney in the UK. [79] 2nd chimney of TEC-4: 848 ft: 258.5 m: 198? Russia: Omsk: Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power ...
Warren Moor is 0.93 miles (1.5 km) south east of Kildale, near the head of the River Leven and 700 feet (210 m) above sea level. [1] The mine was developed despite the poor quality of the ironstone; the actual content of iron in the stone was 26%, relatively low compared with nearby Rosedale which averaged nearly 50% iron content. [2]
This is a list of textile factories that have existed in Shaw and Crompton, formerly of Lancashire and now in Greater Manchester, England. From the Industrial Revolution until the 20th century, Crompton (as it was then mainly known) was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton spinning. During this period, it was dominated by ...