I see MC William, were the contractor for this project, they played a major role in the scrapping of many ex BR steam locos in the 60s and operated out of Shetterstone Glasgow, if I'm correct, yes a great selection of very detailed photos and a good insight in how these giant power stations were built......I have built a detailed N gauge layout, depicting a coal fired power station, very similar to this one....
Fantastic footage,wonder if there are motion films of this demolition around? I remember being a new resident to Edinburgh as my Grandparents stayed there,and had come through from Ayrshire to stay.I do remember coming through on holiday and seeing it working.Shame it has gone,It was a huge land mark for me to look out on viewing it from Willowbrae.
Closed in 1977, demolished in 1980, not 1976 as indicated above. I lived across the street on Kings Road for a couple months in late '75 and have a photo taken a some time later from Arthur's Seat showing the building and chimneys still intact. Wiki also says 1980.
Yes, the last remnants were demolished in 1980. I remember coming to live in Edinburgh from Ayrshire in the June of 1980, and I think the last standing remnants were demolished by detonation around July. I remember watching it from the balcony of my grandparents flat in Lady Nairne Loan.
@@derekporter7658 had I been asked to put money on it I would have said it came down in 82, I was at arthur's seat that day and my uncle dragged me to the top were a solitary man sat on a camp stool let us view the chimney coming down through his binoculars. I could have sworn it was 1982/3 as I was sure that my brother was there as a baby, (we were there having a family picnic) but clearly he wasn't as he wasn't born in 80 🤣. I would have been 5 years old and that was the day I got my first bee sting, on the sole of my left foot of all places ! Apparently the chimney came down brick by brick, but I distinctly remember an explosion and the cloud of dust.
@@itscrazycocotime4518 I believe the chimney came down in the late 70s either 78 or 79, but don't quote me on that as I was still living in Kilwinning at the time, however, you are right about the way in which the chimney was brought down, I believe Pendreigh were responsible for the chimney demolition and obviously from the video MacWilliam undertook the main demolition process. But the last standing remnant was definitely demolished by detonation in mid 1980. It was a grey afternoon and we'd been up the town with my mum shopping and rushed to get home for lunch and be ready for 12 or 2pm when the last part came down. I was 9 at the time. Bloody hell, stung there! Ohyah, that'll have ruined your day.
@@derekporter7658 it was indeed pendreich steeplejacks that dismantled the chimney, 🤔wonder if it was done as the late Fred Dibnah would have done, wooden ladders tied to pins hammered into the brickwork ascending the outside , that yt vid of him doing that is just nuts, fearless man. The bee sting was while I was waiting on my stepdad buying ice lollies from an ice cream van, I was playing in some longish grass and it somehow got into my trainer and as I stood on it, it obviously fought back 😂 one of the lollies was used to cool the affected area, needless to say but it wasn't my one 😋🍭.
@@itscrazycocotime4518 The late great Fred Dibnah, what an interesting guy! Yeah I thought it was Pendreich that took down the chimney, I had read it somewhere else. I remember going down there not long after and watching the crane with a compactor rod working away after the rubble was completely cleared, it made a strange noise but boy did you feel the vibration!😆 I remember in 84/86 a subsidiary of Christian Salvesen building the houses and flats on the former power station site. I'm sure the company was called Whelmar Homes, and roughly at the same time Baileyfield Road was being realigned and eventually renamed Sir Harry Lauder Road,,simultaneously the West Telferton site was being cleared and the units built.
It was an impressive building and next to the coldest outdoor pool in the world, but that didn't stop all the children going to it, the changing rooms were like a walk in fridge, 🥶 and only one hot shower. You swam to the floating thing, but were to scared to swim back because you knew how cold the water was. 🤣🤣 oh happy days lol
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I see MC William, were the contractor for this project, they played a major role in the scrapping of many ex BR steam locos in the 60s and operated out of Shetterstone Glasgow, if I'm correct, yes a great selection of very detailed photos and a good insight in how these giant power stations were built......I have built a detailed N gauge layout, depicting a coal fired power station, very similar to this one....
Great footage. Thanks for sharing.
Not sure where the first pool is from 1:09 it’s Portobello outdoor pool. My mum & nana worked there. Loved the place.
Fantastic footage,wonder if there are motion films of this demolition around? I remember being a new resident to Edinburgh as my Grandparents stayed there,and had come through from Ayrshire to stay.I do remember coming through on holiday and seeing it working.Shame it has gone,It was a huge land mark for me to look out on viewing it from Willowbrae.
Closed in 1977, demolished in 1980, not 1976 as indicated above. I lived across the street on Kings Road for a couple months in late '75 and have a photo taken a some time later from Arthur's Seat showing the building and chimneys still intact. Wiki also says 1980.
Yes, the last remnants were demolished in 1980. I remember coming to live in Edinburgh from Ayrshire in the June of 1980, and I think the last standing remnants were demolished by detonation around July. I remember watching it from the balcony of my grandparents flat in Lady Nairne Loan.
@@derekporter7658 had I been asked to put money on it I would have said it came down in 82, I was at arthur's seat that day and my uncle dragged me to the top were a solitary man sat on a camp stool let us view the chimney coming down through his binoculars. I could have sworn it was 1982/3 as I was sure that my brother was there as a baby, (we were there having a family picnic) but clearly he wasn't as he wasn't born in 80 🤣.
I would have been 5 years old and that was the day I got my first bee sting, on the sole of my left foot of all places !
Apparently the chimney came down brick by brick, but I distinctly remember an explosion and the cloud of dust.
@@itscrazycocotime4518 I believe the chimney came down in the late 70s either 78 or 79, but don't quote me on that as I was still living in Kilwinning at the time, however, you are right about the way in which the chimney was brought down, I believe Pendreigh were responsible for the chimney demolition and obviously from the video MacWilliam undertook the main demolition process. But the last standing remnant was definitely demolished by detonation in mid 1980. It was a grey afternoon and we'd been up the town with my mum shopping and rushed to get home for lunch and be ready for 12 or 2pm when the last part came down. I was 9 at the time.
Bloody hell, stung there! Ohyah, that'll have ruined your day.
@@derekporter7658 it was indeed pendreich steeplejacks that dismantled the chimney, 🤔wonder if it was done as the late Fred Dibnah would have done, wooden ladders tied to pins hammered into the brickwork ascending the outside , that yt vid of him doing that is just nuts, fearless man.
The bee sting was while I was waiting on my stepdad buying ice lollies from an ice cream van, I was playing in some longish grass and it somehow got into my trainer and as I stood on it, it obviously fought back 😂 one of the lollies was used to cool the affected area, needless to say but it wasn't my one 😋🍭.
@@itscrazycocotime4518 The late great Fred Dibnah, what an interesting guy! Yeah I thought it was Pendreich that took down the chimney, I had read it somewhere else. I remember going down there not long after and watching the crane with a compactor rod working away after the rubble was completely cleared, it made a strange noise but boy did you feel the vibration!😆
I remember in 84/86 a subsidiary of Christian Salvesen building the houses and flats on the former power station site. I'm sure the company was called Whelmar Homes, and roughly at the same time Baileyfield Road was being realigned and eventually renamed Sir Harry Lauder Road,,simultaneously the West Telferton site was being cleared and the units built.
NOO :(
St cuthberts bakery was built almost the same as the power station red brick and black border down the bottom
It was an impressive building and next to the coldest outdoor pool in the world, but that didn't stop all the children going to it, the changing rooms were like a walk in fridge, 🥶 and only one hot shower. You swam to the floating thing, but were to scared to swim back because you knew how cold the water was. 🤣🤣 oh happy days lol
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