Thank you for this Jeff. I grew up in Penketh overlooking the mighty towers every day. It became my point of interest to get me home most days and i passed it driving to Liverpool most days and to my nans house in St Helens. I for one am going to miss it so much. This is a lovely video.

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed it, thank you.

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your video of FFPS. It's great to see that this iconic structure is being documented for general interest & historical archive. I grew up with this almost on my doorstep in Penketh and both my parents worked there until retirement. I think that they'd be sad to see the 'cloud factory' being demolished. I've recently become a UAV pilot and was fortunate enough to re-visit the area and create some of my own footage from the local places that you went to. Haven't managed to edit to yet mainly because I'm unsure which software to buy/use. Happy flying.

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Look forward to seeing it when it's done.

Hi Jeff, great video and photos as always 👍

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Martin 👍

Great video well worth all your efforts 🙏

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, thanks very much.

Hi Jeff... This is actually my neck of the woods now having lived in Warrington for 20 years now. My wife is from Woolston (like Woolton but with an "S" 😊). Thanks for a very interesting and informative video 👍🏼. (Btw for the record, my Dad was born in Woolton village in Quarry Street in 1921.... I was doing some family research and came across your videos in and around Woolton 😊👍🏼)

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, I'm pleased you liked it. Sad to see it go, but I understand why. I think the other towers come dawn Jan/Feb next year.

Hi Jeff, spent many nights down at Fiddlers sports and social club as my friend Kevin and I supplied and fitted the sound and lighting equipment to the club many years ago and also got to know quite a lot of the staff from the power station. We often had problems with some of the equipment we fitted as the mains voltage in the club was always around 258 volts just a bit on the high side for some equipment, but the funny thing was that the club din't have an electric meter as it was all free ( I wonder why ) , we also had some fantastic bonfire nights down there as we did all the sound system and the music outside on the field for the firework show , it will be sadly missed. Love the channel keep up the good work Jeff. Regards Dave Fletcher. 😀

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Great memories 👌

Shame Jeff lots of memories working near there back in 80s thank hod you got them on video cheers Jeff

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve 👍

Great video Jeff very nostalgic I can see the remaining towers from my bedroom windows cheers baz.

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Went today to photo the remains. Looks a bit bare now and the main building looks huge!

@MISSION315

7 ай бұрын

@@Jeff1photo Yea but where has all the rubble gone Jeff ??

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

@MISSION315 No idea, I didn't see any.

Many years ago (around 1975) the CEGB had open days for a short time. It was interesting to see how the plant worked.

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

I'd would have like to see that, ah well never mind.

Good video! the demolition of the plant has made me feel a bit sad even though I am from the south east. I visited Fiddlers ferry a few times during the construction of the fly ash recycling plant which from memory was adjacent to the south block of cooling towers. I understand the environmental reasons for closing the power station but having worked in engineering my whole life it is sad to see sites like these laid to waste. I am guessing the ash recycling will go as well, as I see the council plan to turn the lagoons into a nature reserve?

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Hi, yes I heard something similar about making a nature reserve, that could be very nice. The other towers ( so I've heard) are coming down late January or early February next year.

What a shame they're demolishing it😢end of ăn era indeed

Great update Jeff as always

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark 👍

Hello Jeff, One of those towers was rebuilt in 1994 due to falling down in strong winds, that white steam you mentioned always seemed to blow over cheshire as far as Knutsford.

@Jeff1photo

7 ай бұрын

That's right, well remembered. The Eight Towers pub might need a new name soon.

Remember walking a long canal seeing ionic towers gone but not for gotten served its time

@Jeff1photo

6 ай бұрын

Yes it did, times change.