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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.
Chimney is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the River Thames near Shifford Lock , 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Witney .
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 ...
Northern England has a strong export-based economy, with trade more balanced than the UK average, and the North East is the only region of England to regularly export more than it imports. [178] [179] Chemicals, vehicles, machinery and other manufactured goods make up the majority of Northern exports, just over half of which go to EU countries ...
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]
Twin chimneys. Original chimneys were demolished and replaced in 2003. [16] [17] Eggborough Power Station: 200 m (660 ft) 1966 [18] chimney: Eggborough, North Yorkshire: concrete tower: Demolished on 24 July 2022. [19]
St Andrew's cross carved in fireplace to prevent witches from entering a house, displayed in Ryedale Folk Museum. A witch post is a local superstition where the cross of St Andrew (a saltire) is used as a hex sign on the fireplaces in Northern England, in Yorkshire and Lancashire, in order to prevent witches from flying down the chimney and entering the house to do mischief.