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Pages in category "Chimneys in the United Kingdom" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bierrum; G.
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 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.
In its day, Shaddon Mill was the largest cotton mill in England and had the 8th largest chimney in the world. [3] Shaddon Mill became an Historic Listed Building in 1949 [4] and the chimney became an Historic Listed Structure in 1972. [1] [2] Peter Dixon and Sons Ltd. provided work for 8000 people in their four mills in the area. [5]
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel.Although chimneys never held the absolute height record, they are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and often hold national records (as tallest free-standing or as overall tallest structures of a country).
Plover eggs were a form of eggs as food, and a seasonal delicacy of western Europe. [1] Gathered from wild green-plover nests, [ 2 ] a practice called plover egging , these eggs were perceived to be particularly flavorful and were snatched up by avid rural foragers and, in turn, their urban customers, as soon as nesting season began each year.
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The chimney stands about 7 feet (2.1 m) south of the engine rooms and boiler house. [30] The rectangular, campanile-style structure stands on a rusticated base with a tapering plinth below it. Above this is a moulded cornice. The chimney itself tapers slightly and has tall arched panels on each face, forming slight recesses.