Hi,
Been watching the redevelopment with some interest, got some pics as well to share. Had a wee look over at the Craigenuke end where the power station is, which by the way is still very much alive and wired in!
Whats also odd is that the site is also still plumbed into the sewer system as well, as I could hear water rushing under the drains as I walked over them. I'm guessing there's a fair bit of work involved in this part for the redevelopment to get the power and sewage sorted out.
Anyone had a look at
http://maps.live.com
The satelite pics are about 5 - 7 years old and are superb quality. You can see a clear picture of the outline of Ravenscraig on the concrete slab thats left. Because the pics are older there are a lot of sites such as RB Tennant and Mossend which still show on the sat pics, but which of course have now been demolished.
Here's the Revenscraig stuff, got more if anyones interested. Apologies if these are a bit too big for the post! I only just signed up to Photobucket so I could post them, no doubt there's a clever way to get them resized!
Mac, I've been over exploring that part near Calder park as well. Check it out on the maps.live.com site, its totally clear of any vegetation!
Vlad, there's a book you can buy for about £4 from the Motherwell Heritage Centre, it's got some good pitures of Ravenscraig in it.
Here's the power substation, taken through the fence.
This next picture is look from the entrance bridge to the right is where the famous gas holders and cooling towers once stood. You can just see a kind of double streetlight pole to the far left, i've seen pictures taken from the gas holders looking at this area, and its all nice neat grass and well kept flower beds!
Here's a shot looking directly at where the gas holder used to stand. You can see the circular bases is still clear of growth.
Finally here's one taken from Prospect hill looking at the red rail bridge that crosses over Merry Street. You can see how much land has been removed, the actuall rail embankment (and rails!) ends just to the left of that drilling machine. You can just see the bridge above the tree growth.
Ravenscraig, already long dead, murdered by the Tories and BSC's Black Bob.....