Agecroft Power Station

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Agecroft station as it stood on the eastern bank of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, in September 1985
Agecroft station as it stood on the eastern bank of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, in September 1985

Agecroft Power Station was a coal fired power station in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England. It was operational between 1947 and 1993[citation needed]. Closure was announced in November 1992 and demolition commenced in 1993. The cooling towers were demolished on the 8th May 1994[1] . The site is now occupied by HM Prison Forest Bank.

A Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn-built 0-4-0ST pauses while shunting wagons at the powerstation, 1976
A Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn-built 0-4-0ST pauses while shunting wagons at the powerstation, 1976

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  1. ^ "Demolition of Agecroft Power Station video footage". ITN News.

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