Ribble Way, Higher Penwortham
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Ribble Way, Higher Penwortham
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 Feb 2015
The site of the former Ribble Generating Station, a coal-fired power station on the riverbank at Priory Park, off Holme Road in Higher Penwortham. The power station, which opened in 1925, supplied electricity to a large area of Lancashire until the early 1980s when it was decommissioned and subsequently demolished.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.757212
Longitude
-2.728443