Ray T Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) This bridge which used to connect the two parts of Coventry Power Station is being removed this evening. I discovered this when I took the pooch for a walk from Sutton Stop to Tusses Bridge and back, late afternoon today. Not a landmark or anything special. Edited December 17, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Can't see 'owt - is something visible - or nothing visible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, OldGoat said: Can't see 'owt - is something visible - or nothing visible? It is certainly rather dark now, isn't it. Something to do with the demise of the power station perhaps? Maybe the bridge is coming down to stop folk bumping into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: It is certainly rather dark now, isn't it. Something to do with the demise of the power station perhaps? Maybe the bridge is coming down to stop folk bumping into it? The bridge is rather corroded and is in danger of collapse. I believe it was only ever used by power station staff and became redundant when the "Coventry Light" was closed down. Edited December 17, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 There's a couple like that south of Stoke on Trent that served Barlaston Power station. They are also unloved and ready for the scrap man's attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 I 13 hours ago, Ray T said: The bridge is rather corroded and is in danger of collapse. I believe it was only ever used by power station staff and became redundant when the "Coventry Light" was closed down. I preferred 'light current' to 'Power' in my short time at what now is called 'Uni' - even so the above is not a power station - it's a switching sub station? With the advent of newer national grid feeds, higher transmission voltages, better transformer and switchgear design, there must be a fair number of redundant subs all around the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 minute ago, OldGoat said: I I preferred 'light current' to 'Power' in my short time at what now is called 'Uni' - even so the above is not a power station - it's a switching sub station? With the advent of newer national grid feeds, higher transmission voltages, better transformer and switchgear design, there must be a fair number of redundant subs all around the country. You'll be telling me that "Pylons" are called "Towers" next. During my career with BT I had to learn all about overhead electrical apparatus and what it was connected to. I visited the above site on several occasions. The picture was to show the bridge not to get into semantics over what electric properties are called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ray T said: You'll be telling me that "Pylons" are called "Towers" next. During my career with BT I had to learn all about overhead electrical apparatus and what it was connected to. I visited the above site on several occasions. The picture was to show the bridge not to get into semantics over what electric properties are called. Oh dear! - a slap on the wrist - I'd better go and hide my head in shame....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 My guess is that all the medium-voltage feeders for the area converged at the power station, so when the power station closed, it was replaced with a substation which feeds power from the grid into the feeders. The substation is certainly still very much in use. MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Coventry "Light" when it existed. Edited December 18, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) There it was, gone. Sorry the first picture is out of focus but the dog was pulling on the lead. Edited December 20, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 18/12/2018 at 10:14, Ray T said: Coventry "Light" when it existed. Very nice. What's the date on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 18 December 2018 at 10:14, Ray T said: Coventry "Light" when it existed. The photos and map suggest that maybe the particular bridge in question was a later addition. The style also made me wonder if it was a cable bridge rather than a footbridge. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Captain Pegg said: The photos and map suggest that maybe the particular bridge in question was a later addition. The style also made me wonder if it was a cable bridge rather than a footbridge. JP That or a conveyor bridge. I seem to remember coal heaps on other side of the canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 We first went past the light when it was still working albeit on road/rail deliverdfuel. It has been interestingv to watch the changesover the last 40 + years. The fuel conveyor bridges were separate and are shown on the old pic Ray T posted. Top view. They slope down to the opposite side from the boiler house and turbine room. The recently demolished bridge was a pedestrian crossing which I think dates to the removal of the main generating buildings. It certainly used to have foot steps at either end in the way of where cables might have gone. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, DHutch said: Very nice. What's the date on that? From here: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.4569&lon=-1.4629&layers=10&b=1 OS 1:25000 1937 Edited December 21, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) On 18/12/2018 at 11:14, Ray T said: Coventry "Light" when it existed. Cars in photo BMC(Austin A55 Firina Wolseley 450 or 680 would make it late 50s or into early 60s i remember "Joeys""empty & loaded coal being moved /unloaded when passing to demise of BW long distance carrying in 63 didn't pass for several years around 67? & not sure if it was non operational buildings still there ISTR Edited December 21, 2018 by X Alan W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham and Jo Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 1976. Cheers Graham 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesthenuke Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 22 minutes ago, Graham and Jo said: 1976. Cheers Graham Each time we have passed through here I have wondered what it was like before demolition. Thanks for the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) A photo I found somewhere taken from Tusses Bridge. The second photo is from "A Canal People" Longdon / Rolt and features two sisters of the narrowboat captain I visit. Edited December 21, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Graham and Jo said: 1976. Cheers Graham With the bridge in question in the background. By 1976 the generating plant would have been closed. The cooling towers were demolished probably in the late 70s (1980 at a push). I remember lessons being stopped at school so all the kids could go out into the playground and watch. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 2 hours ago, jonesthenuke said: Each time we have passed through here I have wondered what it was like before demolition. Thanks for the photo! Excellent shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Graham and Jo said: 1976. Cheers Graham Brings back memories from my first canal holidays on UCC camping boats in 1973 & 1974. The next time we boated past in the 80's it was wasteland. I had forgotten this scene until G&J's photo. My other memories of these early trips were abandoned Alvecote colliery and the Reliant car factory by Glascote locks. Anyone got photo's of those? Edited December 21, 2018 by cuthound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham and Jo Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, cuthound said: My other memories of these early trips were abandoned Alvecote colliery and the Reliant car factory by Glascote locks. Anyone got photo's of those? This is the best I have of the factory. Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Graham and Jo said: This is the best I have of the factory. Cheers Graham Thanks Graham, I have a photo from 2007 (subject to my memory) of the Reliant factory being knocked down. If I can work out how to get it back from Amazon Photo's I will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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