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Laurence Mitchell
Writer and photographer based in Norwich, UKMarch 2021 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
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Tag Archives: cooling towers
To the Lighthouse
They are taking the lighthouse down. It was really just a matter of time. Time and tide, it is said, wait for no man, and the two make for a powerful combination on this rapidly changing shoreline. The Orford lighthouse … Continue reading
Posted in History, Suffolk, Uncategorized
Tagged cooling towers, lighthouse, Mostar, Orford Ness, psychogeography, Sheffield, Syria, W G Sebald
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All Fall Down
Two weeks ago I read a news article about the demolition of the cooling towers at Ironbridge on the River Severn in Shropshire. Their final demise was witnessed by many who came to see the four great towers collapsing after … Continue reading
Posted in History, Midlands, Northern England
Tagged cooling towers, Industrial Revolution, iron, Ironbridge, Shropshire, Yorkshire
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