Im sure you’ll be entering 
How about those giant ones you’ve posted pictures of before then again they’re called cooling towers aren’t they so I’m wondering if there’s a difference 
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Yeah this Sunday if the weather is decent I may go to the Tall Chimney Pub and get some photos - Swad is full of Chimneys from all the pottery places around here - I can think of 4 or 5 that could get something interesting ( some are not that tall though haha )
Then there is Willington Power Station too - so will reach out to the aerodrome that has a bit of a zone that hit some of the area to get clearance too.
So spoilt for choice really - just need the weather to play ball for me 
That’s the one I couldn’t think of the name of it,
We used to have Didcot power station in the south but it got decommissioned & ripped down, has ruined the skyline out that neck of the woods shame really 
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I’m wondering if Chris the -
Will do Drax 
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OOH you have given me an idea there based on some of @milkmanchris 360 stuff mmm was wondering how to make some of the Swad ones look good as Swad as a place is a bit … haha
So maybe thats the spin I need 
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We could try & get sparky involved
I’m tempted too, largest chimney in the country is on my doorstep
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The Tall Chimney Pub - Swadlincote
4th October 2026 - 06:58 ( Just in time for sunrise )
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Before becoming a pub, the site of the Tall Chimney was part of a major local pottery and pipe-manufacturing facility known over the years as Wragg’s Pipeworks and later Hepworths Pipeworks
History of the Structure
- Origins: The wider factory site actually began as a firebrick works back in 1790. Under James Woodward in the 1840s, it transitioned into a highly successful sewage pipe and drainage factory, exporting sanitary ware worldwide. [1, 2]
- The Chimney: The iconic 164-foot (50-metre) brick chimney was built in 1910 to service the expanding kilns when the site was operated by Thomas Wragg & Sons (Wragg’s Pipeworks). [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Later Years: The works were taken over, rebuilt, and modernised by Hepworth Building Products in 1978. [1, 2]
When the industrial works eventually closed, the historic chimney faced demolition in the 1980s. However, an intense local petition saved it, resulting in the structure receiving Grade II listed status.
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Bugger it, the location of the chimney I was about to invade this afternoon is in a prison FRZ 
Cheers
Hugh
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Up to 28 days to obtain permission; I’d better look elsewhere.
Cheers 
Hugh
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I was thinking of getting this exact same shot given that this is walking distance from me! I’m literally just down the road in North Harrow! 
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The Devil’s Chimney, Cheltenham
07:35 04 Oct 26
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Not even sure if this actually qualifies as a chimney of even tall. Feel free to remove it if not.
The Devils’s Chimney is largely a man-made pillar left behind by 18th-century quarry workers when an incline was cut into the hillside.
Folklore claims the pillar was built by the Devil to sit upon and throw stones at churchgoers. Makes you wonder why it’s called a chimney and not chair 
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Please do so if you wish, but there are other choices nearby, such as Northwick Park Hospital incinerator chimney.
Peter
Nice to see some 'traditional" brick chimneys being posted, a rare sight in the modern landscape
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Thanks Pete but I was simply letting you know we are neighbours!
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“Probably the best tall chimney in the world” IYKYK
Carlsberg Brewery, Northampton
07/10/26 @ 21:00
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“Carlsberg Brewery in Northampton started brewing in 1973. Inspired by a Danish longship, the building was the vision of Danish architect Knud Munk, for which he received the prestigious Financial Times’ Industrial Architecture Prize.”
It produces approximately 2 million pints a day, and is estimated to have produced about 28 BILLION pints since it opened!! 
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