Urban Exploration: Huncoat Power Station (Demolished)

We are Urban Explorers, we are not vandals. We take nothing besides photographs and leave nothing but footprints.

It really is an anti-climax when you have been trying to photograph a place, done your research, failed more than once due to whatever circumstances then when you finally get there it’s too late.

Yes, Huncoat Power Station is no longer there. A building did remain until I thought quite recently and maybe it was last Sunday when I tried to infiltrate the place it all happened.

That day the gates were open and a load of burly blokes were milling about the entrance. Was that demolition day?

Just my luck.. sheesh!

It still is exciting to get somewhere you have been planning to nonetheless. This is the official entrance. It is lovely and inviting wouldn’t you agree?

There's a hole in the gate fence as you can see, and I might have been able to fit through while ripping my jacket but that's wasn't the way in for me.

Trust me there are easier ways than using the main road entrance and attracting a lot of unwanted attention. That's all I will say about that little topic.

Scrambling through dense undergrowth is something you need to learn to live with if you want to do this. Before entering the target area you also need to be vigilant.

• Is there anybody else around?
• Are there any cameras?

In this case, it was a double negative. But at this point, I believed what I was looking for still existed. Where the hell is the building?

The place was a wasteland. Large sections of tarmac were everywhere with moss and shrubbery taking over,

Sections of fencing were everywhere, some with barbed wire attached and others you could just walk through.

Once upon a time this place might have been locked down and inaccessible. There used to be a building here that was full of really cool graffiti. That is what I was looking for.

The talent of some of these artists is wonderful. Below is about all I saw, not so good.

The building behind was heavily guarded with solid fences, emitting a buzzing sound of electricity and had some camera's in view. That place is still being used and was not my target. I kept well away.

What is it with tyres? They seem to have babies in these types of places with the amount of them lying around.

This is the inside view of one of the old official entrances. I don’t think it’s been used for some time.

I couldn’t find a road that was clear of rubbish which begs the question, ‘How did the demolition team get the heavy gear in here to tear it down?’

Maybe my intelligence is wrong and it’s actually been gone for some time.

Disappointed I left after around 20 minutes. It's great when you can successfully get in somewhere, but when you find it’s no longer there it’s a real bummer.

After exiting on the other side of the road I found another chained fence with similar scenes of nothingness behind it and this sign.

Does this mean people are allowed to vault the fence and walk in there if they don’t ride quads?

Police signs make me stand to attention. I’m not going in there even for a stroll!

UrbEx locations sometimes don’t last too long, and you need to be quick to get in there and take your photographs before the place is history.

I read that in 2019 this place will be completely flattened and a housing estate will be built. So I caught the last remains of something that will soon be forgotten. At least that is something.

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