Rugeley Power Station 600ft CHIMNEY DEMOLITION! - 24/01/2021
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2021
- At 8:30am on Sunday 24th January 2021, a 600ft (183m) chimney was DEMOLISHED at Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire. This power station was taken out of service in 2016 with various different parts already demolished. In this video I head to a field close to Rugeley Power Station to capture the moment that this iconic piece of the Staffordshire skyline fell to the ground!
Later this year the 4 cooling towers will also be demolished and I plan to cover this demolition here on AdventureShawn!
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Thanks for filming this Shawn! I live in Rugeley (well, Brereton) and was one of the ones watching from my bedroom window, it's great seeing another perspective of it happening. I still remember the day the chimney's from the A site came down when I was a kid and we all descended on the park to watch. Unforgettable scenes!
Thank you for watching, it was awesome to watch this demolition take place!
I live near where Didcot power station once stood in Oxfordshire it was sad seeing it fall after all those years seeing it working
soon be happening at fiddlers ferry
Used to see this power station all the time on the train between Nottingham (where one part of my family lived) and Stoke (where I grew up). Didn't know it was being demolished as I live in Wales now. Incredible to see this demolition. Thanks Shawn.
The views of the power station were always great from the railway line! Thank you for watching!
I know how you feel, I cried a few tears when the Tinsley towers (viaduct) were knocked down back in 2008.
It’s so strange knowing it’s gone, especially with how tall it was on the landscape!
WOW, that was amazing! Thanks for waking up so early and showing us this great moment
Thank you for watching
Thanks for uploading this Shawn. I love watching things being demolished and I hope you manage to make it later in the year when the cooling towers come down!
Thanks for watching!
Hey there Adventure Shawn it’s great to see you bro xx
Thanks for watching!
It's no wonder we're short of electricity! 😥
FINALLY I WAS TRYING TO FIND THIS CHIMNEY DEMOLISHING!!!!! THANK YOU!
Good commentary. Well done! Quite emotional seeing that come down but seeing the cooling towers come down will be even more so, child hood town rugeley and brings back memories
Thank you for watching!
Excellent video, very well presented. Looking forward to the future demolitions😀
Thank you very much
Thanks Shawn that was great 👍🏻 will miss that tower . Love your excitement a joy to watch looking forward to more content 👍🏻
Thank you Tim!
Hi Shawn. Watched your video from California at 4am. A little sad to see the chimney go after 50 years service. Good seeing you and I'm looking forward to more Adventures with you. Take care.
Thank you for watching. It was certainly a huge part of the skyline here in Staffordshire, UK!
Thank you for watching. It was certainly a huge part of the skyline here in Staffordshire, UK!
Definitely experience the difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound.
I saw on TV the demolition of the cooling towers at Ironbridge. Certainly changed the skyline. I can understand some people missing them and getting nostalgic if the view has been a big part of their lives.
The view from the trains on the West Coast Main line is never going to the same.
It’s definitely changed the skyline around Rugeley and the surrounding area forever!
Thank you for posting.... Stay safe
What a great little video cheers Shawn. It was a bit emotional as well. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😄😄😄
It was crazy to see it come down!
Nice video! I somewhat recently saw the demolition of some cooling towers - quite spectacular! Shame to see iconic pieces of infrastructure leave the landscape though
It is indeed! I’ll be back in Rugeley for the demolition of the cooling towers in the near future!
WOW what a shot! I bet you're happy about getting that footage! Spectacular!
It was amazing to watch!
I’m so glad you mention the fact you could see it from the corkscrew at alton towers I thought I was the only one that saw it back it the day... also can be seen from weaver hills you’ll know where that is Shawn and the steam during cold weather could be seen from Birmingham city centre... so sad to see it go though I remember going there back in 2004-05 on a school trip and you alway know where you are when seeing the chimney and cooling tower’s
Great video! Just Subscribed.. I’m also from Uttoxeter and rushed to Rugeley this morning lol.
Thank you for watching and subscribing! It was far away but you could definitely make it out from the top!
Great vlog thanks for sharing
Quite a sad day for Rugeley and it’s history, but I guess that it happened for a good reason or it just might of seen its better days.. I watched the live video of it happening and it was quite emotional for my relatives and some of the people i knew who are based there in Rugeley. I am based approximately 15 minutes from Rugeley so it was quite sad for me because when we were not in our 3rd lockdown me and my family went on a few walks in that area.. Its still snowing quite heavily where I am too, so i think you were quite lucky with the weather. I really like your content and your main channels content too, I love the environment and theme parks.. Thanks for the video Shawn, Harry
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and for watching both of my channels. It was fascinating to see this and perfect timing before the snow hit too!
Don't forget the twelve towers at Drax power station in North Yorkshire. I reckon they'll be in service for a few more years yet as that station has been converted to burn biomass.
I always used to think the windows, and the two funnels on top looked like a cat or bunny popping over the top of the rugeley skyline. Farewell, power station o/
Love this!
Wow, amazing!
It was stunning to see it come down!
Wow! That noise is something else! Great Vid!
It really did shake the ground!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures amazing 😯
Shook my house too 😀
Another great AdventureShawn Vlog Shawn mate 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures you’re welcome Shawn you legend 😊
Very nice vlog indeed, I was on top of a hill in Brereton the other side watching it come down, unlike the field when there was less people, there was a lot of people on the hill watching this come down.
Thank you for watching. It was fantastic to watch this come down!
Fantastic really enjoyed that thanks for that
Thank you for watching!
Did you get footage from the cooling towers demolition yesterday?
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it
Wow! That's crazy!😂❤
It was fantastic to see this in person!
It really was fantastic
Brilliant videos Shawn, you should come and document the River Weaver and the nature reserves, some really good old boat docks and yards up by the River, also the town Northwich has a lot of history regarding the Salt Mines and the Salt Factory. Stay safe. We're about 50 mins if that from the Staffordshire area
Thanks for your suggestion
So strange and sad to see it gone!
I remember it being built and quickly become an iconic landmark.
Hoping to watch the cooling towers going down.
I went into one of them at a school trip in the late 90s.
It was a fantastic sight watching this come down! The cooling towers should be a great watch too!
Great work, well worth braving the cold for.
Thank you, it definitely was!
Great watch really interesting 👍
Now that is what you call satisfying
Wow. Great to see
It certainly was and the noise was amazing!
Unique piece of history there, hope youre keeping warm in the cold! I put a second pair of socks on to go in my garden, think ive managed to lose a little weight during this lockdown, if i had to guess probaby 1/2 stone (feels like it anyway)
It was great to watch!
Enjoyed that mate thankyou, brilliant stuff! How is your fitness journey going?
And is a certain book worm keeping warm? Whoops wrong channel.. 😉
Thank you. I’ve lost 1.5 stone recently so I’m very pleased!
Thanks Shawn did you feel the earth move beneath your feet great footage thanks xx stay safe
I did indeed, you can also see the camera shake even though it’s on a secure tripod!
Here near Iron bridge we are still awaiting the drop of the 630 foot main stack. I noticed that they blew Rugeley with charges half way up as well to split it before gravity took control. I presume a similar tactic will be used as well.
I’d imagine so!
Can't wait to see the cooling towers come down. 👌
Explosive demolitions overall are pretty cool to watch.
It was awesome to see. I’ll be back for those whenever they’ll come down!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Well, that already happened and I saw you didn't make a video.
Do you know what company did this? It has always been a long held in dream of mine to see a demolition done by Controlled Demolition, Inc. out of Phoenix, Maryland. They do demolitions like this around the world, and are considered among the best. Thank you for sharing this! Controlled demolitions are a fascination for me!
I’m not sure on the company who did this, however it was amazing to watch!
Always loved driving up to Alton Towers and seeing the tower from the motorway!
I imagine it was always a sign that you were getting close!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures it was indeed!
The towers are coming down on Sunday. I personally come from a fair few miles away but I'll be watching from Cannock Chase
Couldn't believe the delay until the explosion and crash. Looks like the chimney fell faster than the cap! Awesome. 👍
It was amazing to watch!
That was excellent, it’s always interesting seeing demolition videos. I’m surprised that tower is so recent. I wonder why they didn’t take down the cooling towers?
Thanks for watching. The cooling towers will be done at a later date as they’re working on the station demolition in stages!
Can’t wait till you are allowed to get out and start exploring places again , you have a lot of catching up to do once lockdown is over , will you be taking Charlotte on any sight seeing vlogs or does she just prefer theme parks , she’s so funny , I think she only comes with you to eat 🤣
I will be indeed!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Good to hear , your videos have got me through lockdown , I’ve watched all the adventure Shawn ones , and I’m working my way through TPW ones 👍
As a former Resident of Brownhills, ( now in new zealand ) , this brought back some memories...... So miss Alton Towers, and Even Drayton Manner, NZ Sucks for Them parks..
Thank you for watching! We’re lucky to have some great theme parks here!
Hi Shawn, I am not too far away in Wolves......have they set the date for the cooling towers come down? How did you find out about this one?
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Thank you for watching. The power station released the date that this was going to happen. No date yet for the cooling towers!
Hi mate.
Went to see it myself and record it, stuck it on my channel.
I'm kinda in the same boat as you mate, these landmarks mean a lot to their respective areas. Over the past 2 years I've been up and down the country documenting whenever I can the demolition of these industrial monoliths, chatting with locals about them and what these places have meant to them, be it if they worked there, or it's just a convenient landmark to know when you're home on a journey.
End of 2019 I was over in Shropshire in Ironbridge to watch their 4 iconic cooling towers demolished. Watched it with some fellas who worked at the power station.
Loads of people wanted them kept, restored and put on the Listed Buildings list to be protected. Unfortunately English Heritage had assessed them and they were too outdated and costly to keep let alone maintain so they had to go.
Up in Yorkshire near Leeds at a place called Ferrybridge, I watched 5 of their 8 iconic towers demolished, same kinda feelings with a few who thought them eyesores.
Down in Oxfordshire in Didcot, three towers and a chimney were brought down. They were widely loved, in a county as flat as Oxfordshire they were the most prominent thing on the skyline, all gone now.
Whether their eyesores or monuments to our industrial heritage, the UK's gonna be a different place without them on the skyline.
Fiddler's Ferry up north near Warrington is earmarked for demolition, Cottam in Nottinghamshire has 8 towers that'll be gone within next few years, Eggborough just down the road from Ferrybridge in Yorkshire off the M62 is also earmarked for blowdown.
At this rate, the 5 at Willington near Derby will be the last standing in the UK and they've been derelict for 20 years.
I hope I get to say goodbye to all of them.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and travels! That sounds fantastic and I wish you the best of luck on capturing future demolitions!
Do you know when the cooling towers are coming down as it's something I would love to see
There’s no date yet however I imagine it’ll be announced in the coming months!
Very good
You have a great voice. You should be on breakfast radio. Your positivity would be a great start to the day.
Thank you!
brilliant how the blast shook the camera
I couldn’t believe it, especially as it was on a tripod!
Used to work at the amazon warehouse so I no that view well
Great video
Thanks for watching!
5:46 reminds me on 9/11 when the both towers was collapsing so that made me sad but any way nice video new subscriber
Hiya.Good comment. Several documentaries have examined the trade tower collapses. They both fell within their own footprints.For two structures 1300 feet tall that in itself is staggering from an engineering point of view.A demolition team would have struggled to replicate that not once but twice.The conclusion was floor slab hanger brackets failing through heat and creating a domino effect but ? Both towers were damaged at much different heights so the fact they fell identically raised many structural engineers eyebrows.
I was actually really sad to see it go, though fortunately as I live a couple of minutes away, I was able to get super close!
That’s great! The noise this created was pretty epic to hear!
was watching this from my bedroom window this morning
The noise of the explosion was incredible!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures sure was made me jump lol
That was great Shawn, unfortunately the only large structure I watched in person was the Twin Towers in NYC back in 2001 ...
Thank you for watching. I imagine that was very hard to watch and incredibly sad. I visited the 9/11 museum a couple of years ago and it’s one of the most emotional places I’ve visited
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Was that on the American Dream Mall complex trip in New Jersey? That mall went into bankruptcy with a very sketchy future because of the virus but managed to pull itself out at the last minute! Nickelodeon Universe is open!
I did indeed, enjoyed visiting!
Pretty cool to see.
It was great and the noise was amazing!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Hopefully it might not be very long until the 4 (forgot what they're called) come down too. Looking forward to more footage from that location.
That tower is nearly the height of the Space Needle
Enjoyed that how did u find out about the demolition.....🙂👍
The company that own the site released the date and time that this would be done at a few weeks ago!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Local knowledge is everything for things like this thank you for the upload Shawn 👍🙂
Great video. You’re local area is so lovely (unlike London) can you please do some hints like bike riding round you’re local area and giving us tours you could do something like tell us the history or the area. Just something I thought, about you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to
Thank you for your suggestion!
Play the sounds of the explosion at 0.25 speed for some unearthly sounds.
I am looking forward to see the cooling towers, soon. Incidentally, I walk with my support bubble as I play it safe which I walk in Leeds Huddersfield and Bradford than Halifax as well but I have remembered both not to waste my support worker’s petrol and going out for 4 hours. Anyway, make sure you stay safe.😊
That’s great, cooling towers demolition coming soon!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures PS Also, I have remembered to keep that social distancing going to stay 2m away from other people especially ones who don’t know my support worker and I and my support worker and I stay together. Anyway, once again, stay safe.
I had two big smoke stacks in my town, one fell over during a tornado, I missed the demolition of the remaining one 😔
Thanks for sharing!
imagine that falling on you
I never heard of The Rugey Power Station, but sadly it got destroyed...
It’s in Staffordshire, UK
I used to live in Rugeley in the early 90s. It needed to go it was a health hazard, I used to get specks of dirt on my washing and it wasnt good for my ashma. It was a notable landmark though and i am sure some people will miss it.
It’s certainly a good decision to remove it. Was fantastic to watch!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures Its a great video good view no shakes. I enjoyed watching it. I am glad you are going to record the rest of it when it comes down. I live in Thorne South Yorkshire so I am not far from Drax and Eggbrough Power Stations. I watched the one at Sheffield being blown up on Look North a few years ago. Doncaster Power Station and Thorpe Marsh were blown up years ago.The industrial heritage of the North will soon be no more!
Now that's a drop tower 👍
Certainly was!
Wow 😀😀😀
It certainly was great to see!
Hey shawn could you do the power station in rugeley please
I want a 600foot drop tower in one of the England theme parks but that is probably never going to heppen 😭😭😭
Now that would be epic!
All they had to do is pick up the phone and call a company called Intamin, they could have bolted a few drop towers around this chimney. Ah to late now.
That doesn’t compare to the implosion of the former td Waterhouse in Orlando or the hotels in Las Vegas which are spectacular. I think the hard rock in New Orleans is getting that when they remove the poor souls that were trying to build it when a number of floors collapsed on top of their heads. You should watch the td Waterhouse implosion as it was kinda fun, the area is now a park and the Amway arena was built using the old police hq land I believe plus more. It was a mess trying to figure out where it went and the giant LED screen on I4 was a sore spot too.
I’ll have to check it out. I’ve never seen a demolition like this before so it was very impressive to me!
The live so close to that
Shaun you should of seen if you could get to the Tesco’s as that’s right underneath it
I didn’t want to travel too far away from Uttoxeter, however depending on lockdown restrictions I may do when the cooling towers fall!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures yes of course
If you want their are loads of close up videos and drone shots for you too look at
By the way my brother is a big fan
so cool 🤔😲
It was epic to watch!
I atchley live near Rugeley in a small town called Stone
Try being in your home close to the power station, the house shook. There are better viewing points which are easy to get to for the cooling towers Shawn
I can imagine! Yeah for the cooling towers I’ll come a little closer!
20 minutes from me. Would have been there myself to watch if I had known!
It was a great watch!
i love rugeley
I saw you at the same time!
I went down to see it cause I’ve lived there my hole life
THAT WAS WICKED YOU SOUND LIKE A RADIO D.J SHAWN!
I live right next to it and I just had a 30 second walk and I was right next to it and it was loud and really nice were I was and it looks really wired right now in Rugely
It’s certainly weird not seeing it in place anymore!
its weird that the speed of sound is delayed from a far, kinda like fire works. but that what I call physics
It certainly is. This was a great one to watch!
I think I hade a massive earache because of that loud bang
It was very loud!
I heard the bang this morning from my house
It was very loud!
I worked on the construction of 5hat chimney!
That’s awesome!
By the way, I believe the height was only 500ft. I should know as I stood on top at completion doing the final snagging check before handover to the owner, then CEGB.
Actually, I am mistaken. This chimney is the second on this site, built as part of a flue gas desulphurisation plant added more recently. I am sure someone out there will be able to confirm this and give relevant dates.
I worked on construction of the original chimney back in 1966/7, which must have been demolished previously to make way for the desulphurisation plant. The original chimney was 500ft high, for sure. I guess its demolition was much less spectacular to avoid risking damage to surrounding buildings and infrastructure.
Apologies for previous misleading comments.
By the way the cooling towers are meant to be going down on the 6th of June but this could changes
Exciting!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures The plans have been submitted for a June 6th demolition and looks as though this will be go ahead.
My mum use work in cafe at power station late 90s
That’s great!
Do you think the other 4 will get demolished ?
They’ve now gone! Unfortunately I couldn’t make it!
I saw her go to it’s grave😢😢
Wow that was fast editing 😅😅
I wanted to get it up quickly so people could enjoy it from my perspective on the day it happened!
Is it a nuclear power station
It was a coal power station
Britain is really keeping its promise of going coal free
Saw this on tik tok
Makes me laugh where all this electricity will come from, for all these 1000s of new houses and all these millions of electric cars..!!!
Renewable energy such a wind and solar I’d imagine!
@@TheSanbrookeAdventures can see many power cuts coming, very soon and sector rationing becoming common place...
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