{"id":505,"date":"2010-11-22T18:28:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2013-11-16T23:45:19","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T23:45:19","slug":"barony-power-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/power-stations\/barony-power-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Barony Power Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5199058248\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4087\/5199058248_b5b8a9e591_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just a little one this &#8211; Barony Power Station produced power for the neighbouring Barony Colliery, which has now been almost completley flattened. There&#8217;s not much of the power station left, either, but for a concrete and brick block it has some nice lighting \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198963084\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4148\/5198963084_61a1e1358f_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198971386\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4130\/5198971386_7eba676e0b_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198383383\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5082\/5198383383_b3a9c0d149_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198398775\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4091\/5198398775_311a662349_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5199002990\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4124\/5199002990_67bd3ac478_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198430409\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4125\/5198430409_6357a1103a_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5199030568\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5041\/5199030568_b0008d2aa7_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198441233\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4104\/5198441233_d31d62b8ee_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5198448213\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4110\/5198448213_1dbb392c2a_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5199051248\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5081\/5199051248_0ba43329c0_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You know how I said that the colliery had been almost completley flattened? Well, one bit remains &#8211; the listed A-frame has been repainted and now stands alone surrounded by &#8220;interpretation boards&#8221; and a talking interactive exhibit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/5199063474\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4147\/5199063474_d2f259bf52_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I suppose it&#8217;s better than nothing, but it only just made me very sad &#8211; stripped of real history, cleaned painted and made unclimbable, it seems a very sanitised reminder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a little one this &#8211; Barony Power Station produced power for the neighbouring Barony Colliery, which has now been almost completley flattened. 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