The coal fired power station was constructed in 1948 by the British Electricity Authority. Two cooling towers dominated the landscape of the town, they were demolished in 1989.
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A misty morning view down Chapel Lane towards Westwood cooling towers in the late 1960s.
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A view from Highfield of the second cooling tower being blown up at Westwood power station on January 15th 1989.
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A lone angler is undisturbed as across the canal Westwood Power Station is demolished on Thursday 7th of September 1989 following the cooling towers demolition on January 15th of that year.
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