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at the fiddlers ferry Cooling towers because, Starting at the end of January 2024 they are being demolished,
come take a bike ride with me to them
down they will go
Started: 16th Sep 2023 at 14:23
Last edited by tomplum: 16th Sep 2023 at 14:25:12
You could get a good view from Billinge Road
Replied: 16th Sep 2023 at 17:10
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You would indeed Peter, I had a ringside seat when the Westwood towers came down and i heard, the worsley mesnes high rise flats wobbled with the blast shock wave,,
I wonder what they will build on the site ?
Replied: 16th Sep 2023 at 21:16
The total site must cover a few acres, It will be a few years before it is fit to use for anything.
Replied: 17th Sep 2023 at 08:05
My father in law did some of the scaffolding on fiddlers ferry towers.
Replied: 17th Sep 2023 at 12:32
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TomPlum, the demolition of the cooling towers has now been set as 3rd Dec - it’ll be a momentous day!
www.warringtonguardian.co.uk
Replied: 18th Oct 2023 at 20:41
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Thanks for that Jo anne , I wonder how close I'll be able to get, I bet the fiddlers ferry pub will do a special Sunday Lunch, Bangers n Smash or Minced Towers with Peys,,
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That date doesn't sound right, it is too soon.
Replied: 19th Oct 2023 at 19:09
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Tom, I don't think you'd see the power station from the Fiddler's Ferry pub?
Replied: 19th Oct 2023 at 19:23
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You can clearly see the towers from there Tonks and I'm assuming they will cut off the path passed them there because the towers are roughly a mile away from the pub from the Warrington side and from the Widnes side, they will close a good amount of industrial sites and roads unless they make another Fred Dibnar to take them down brick by brick
Replied: 19th Oct 2023 at 22:47
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When it's gone it's gone
Westwood
Replied: 19th Oct 2023 at 23:17
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More than a few acres large coal stocking ground behind the station beyond that large ponds and fly ash tip borders on the river mersey .
Replied: 20th Oct 2023 at 15:35
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Update on demolition of Fiddler's Ferry from Penketh councillor: www.warringtonguardian.co.uk (9/11/23)
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Hopefully there’ll be a live stream tomorrow:
clients.skyrevolutions.co.uk/fiddlers-ferry-power-station/
Replied: 2nd Dec 2023 at 19:13
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I was going to do the journey off road down the Sankey valley and the trans Pennine way but, not in this weather, Brrrrrr
Replied: 2nd Dec 2023 at 21:10
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It is sad to see all those old cooling towers to be blasted out of existence.
Such an unusual shape, built out of concrete, in the hyperbolic paraboloid shape. A feat of engineering. I once looked them up to see how they were constructed, and that's how I found out the shape, but too much engineering jargon for me to really understand.
Replied: 2nd Dec 2023 at 21:36
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I totally agree Mollie, All the construction and materials going to waste, With a bit of thought and imaginative thinking out of the box, they could home thousands of immigrants inside,,,
Replied: 2nd Dec 2023 at 21:54
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It is sad to see them go.
The live feed doesn’t seem to be working, Warrington Guardian has live updates: here
Replied: 3rd Dec 2023 at 08:53
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They’re gone! I’m sure I heard the blast in Ince?
Replied: 3rd Dec 2023 at 09:39
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Jo Anne
I heard it too, and after playing back the demolition on Facebook, that sound I heard is definitely the sound of the explosion, because between Wigan and Fiddlers Ferry the terrain is flat, so there is nothing to block the sound, but I don't think they could have had worse weather for watching them come down
If Tom went, I think he might have had a wasted journey
The other four towers have yet to be demolished though, I don't know on what date those are coming down.
Replied: 3rd Dec 2023 at 11:43
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Jo Anne
I heard it too, and after playing back the demolition on Facebook, that sound I heard is definitely the sound of the explosion, because between Wigan and Fiddlers Ferry the terrain is flat, so there is nothing to block the sound, but I don't think they could have had worse weather for watching them come down
If Tom went, I think he might have had a wasted journey
The other four towers have yet to be demolished though, I don't know on what date those are coming down.
Replied: 3rd Dec 2023 at 11:43
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No Tommy, I stayed at home clearing snow off my drive,
Replied: 3rd Dec 2023 at 12:10
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I revisited Fiddlers ferry to see what stands and what fell
the nearest to the sea lived and the ones North of the plant fell
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