In pictures: Inverkip Power Station set for demolition
- Published
Inverkip Power Station in Inverclyde is to be demolished on 28 July 2013
The site started to be dismantled in 2010
Housing is to be built on the land after it has been cleared
Construction of the oil-fired power station had begun in 1970
It was rarely used due to the oil crisis of 1973
The crisis meant that by the time construction was completed generation was uneconomical
The site was then mothballed and used only as a strategic reserve
It was used during the miners' strike of the 1980s
The power station remained in a state of preservation for almost 40 years
The interior now has the appearance of a time capsule from the 1970s
The 230m chimney is Scotland's tallest free-standing structure and is due to be demolished later this month
- Published3 July 2013
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