The roof of the vast Aberthaw coal fired power station on the Welsh side of the Bristol channel with a worker carrying out maintenance on the roof


Part of the Aberthaw coal fired power station buildings undergoing maintenance works to the roof with a worker high up doing repairs on the now closed or mothballed site whilst no coal is being burnt there is a huge stockpile of coal perhaps for winter if it has to be fired up.


Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Gileston beach, Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. UK
Photo credit: © Christopher May / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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