Cliff Quay Power
Station, Ipswich (digital
image)
A coal-fired power station
built in 1949. The three towering chimneys, the last parts of the
complex to be demolished, were memorably blown up in 1994 watched by
crowds. They were iconic landmarks seen from the Wherstead and Freston
Strand.
[Photograph of the collier, Sir
William Walker at Cliff Quay Power Station, in 1983 courtesy Keith
Halton.]