Pylon, pylons, electricity, power, energy, tower, cable, industry, voltage, steel, high, silhouette, national grid, danger, industrial, network, iron
pylon, electricity, power, energy, tower, cable, industry, vector, voltage, steel, high, silhouette, supply, danger, industrial, transmission, electrical, metal, line, technology, sky, sign, network, wire, environment, electric, construction, volt, panel, grid, object, engineering, structure, plant, distribution, tall, pole, illustration, design, concept, equipment, template, watt, street, urban, transformer, exhibition, furniture, white, blue, the Pylon Appreciation Society is a club for people who appreciate electricity pylons. Enthusiasts range from primary school children to retired engineers and include anyone who is interested or inspired by transmission towers. The first electricity pylon in the UK was built near Edinburgh in 1928. It was designed by leading architect Sir Reginald Blomfield. Its lattice design sought to be more delicate than the brutalist structures used in Europe and the United States. His design was inspired by the root of the word pylon - meaning an Egyptian gateway to the sun. Over the next five years, more than 26,000 went up around the country ahead of schedule and on budget. Although materials and the amount of electricity pylons carry has changed over the years, Blomfield's design has remained largely unchanged until now.
Size: 5196px × 3464px
Location: Lincolnshire
Photo credit: © Steve Welsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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