{"id":283,"date":"2008-12-08T09:10:02","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T09:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=283"},"modified":"2013-11-19T23:16:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T23:16:45","slug":"inverkip-power-station-part-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/power-stations\/inverkip-power-station-part-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Inverkip Power Station Part III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hate leaving loose ends, so the blurry through-the-glass shot of the control room I got last visit really wasn&#8217;t good enough. So, when some other people wanted to make an early-morning visit, how could I resist?<\/p>\n<p>The control desks are absolutely mint:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3095612837\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3229\/3095612837_84b1fe1cc6_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re still live as well:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3095690673\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3266\/3095690673_b0dcb4d521_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great place to relax and wait for the sunrise:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3096540106\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3054\/3096540106_5f839fa82a_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every good girl needs a smut detector&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3096502584\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3173\/3096502584_0af78dec03_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last page of the duty log is poignant:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3096564576\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3287\/3096564576_786fbd21ab_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the sun up, we headed up onto the top of one of the travelling cranes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3096626044\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3286\/3096626044_a0dcd66d17_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where there&#8217;s a brilliant view down into the turbine hall:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3095804447\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3263\/3095804447_74c89b44e3_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible to climb down inside the crane girder:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3095811835\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3291\/3095811835_d8333cee3c_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then up to the roof of the North boiler house &#8211; with an active-looking security camera:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3095843363\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3161\/3095843363_277124b61b_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally a stop-off to leave a comment in the dust:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/3096742444\/in\/set-72157607320486161\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3121\/3096742444_055ea4603a_z.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=290\" target=\"_self\">Go to the next installment&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All images:<\/p>\n<p>[fsg_gallery id=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hate leaving loose ends, so the blurry through-the-glass shot of the control room I got last visit really wasn&#8217;t good enough. 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