Events

Photo:Still standing

Still standing

Kaye Stott

Photo:Power Station gone

Power Station gone

Kaye Stott

Photo:Chimney left surrounded by smoke and dust

Chimney left surrounded by smoke and dust

Kaye Stott

Photo:The chimney is about to go

The chimney is about to go

Kaye Stott

Photo:Going

Going

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Photo:Going

Going

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Photo:Going

Going

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Photo:Gone

Gone

Kaye Stott

Demolition of the Power Station

By Kaye Stott

Great Yarmouth Power Station was demolition in the early hours of Monday 5 May 1997.  Crowds of people gathered to watch this event and I doubt such a large gathering has been seen since.

This page was added by Kaye Stott on 28/07/2010.
Comments about this page

Whenever I came back to Yarmouth by train I always made sure to look out of the window to spot the chimney of the power station. Then I knew I was home

 

By Margaret Rubanowicz
On 30/03/2016

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