Monday 9 March 2020

Return to the hill



A couple of weeks ago I went along to Cholsey hill one Sunday Morning to get a photo of the view where the Old Didcot Power Station was. A few hours previous they had blown up the remaining Stack thus removing the last part. When I got there the wind was blowing hard and gave me trouble to get a good shot. The other day I popped back up to get  one as the weather was better






Looking at the remaining Didcot B you now see smaller stacks the one that was blown upi was about where the pylon is between the stacks




Zooming out a bit here to give a wider view




Above moving right a little you get a view towards the edge of Brightwell.
Right the hangers of Polly Vacher's private airstrip. Her husband Peter used to keep his Hawker Hurricane there









Over to the right more you see Witthenham Clumps, this part id called Round Hill






Nearer you can see Mackney Court Farm near Brightwell







I will leave you with this view of Didcot B the landmark that you could see for miles around and marked that you nearly home now now gone.
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19 comments:

Lydia C. Lee said...

Interesting - where you used to live?

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I live nearby but not in that direction

Fun60 said...

I remember seeing Didcot from quite a distance prior to their demise.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Like I said you could see them form a distance and would seen them closer if you went on the train to Bristol or Oxford

Ella said...

It's nice when you're up on the hill and you have a panorama in front ...

Anonymous said...

Always love seeing the views there!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes you get a good one on a nice day

Billy Blue Eyes said...

At least it looks better that it used to be

Bill said...

You got some really nice views of the area. I wonder what's going to be there to replace it.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

More housing from what heard

Sandra Nachlinger said...

Interesting views of the surrounding countryside. The Mackney Court Farms looks like a lovely place.

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

When and if housing goes in its place, you might lose any views.

Veronica Lee said...

You certain got some really lovely views of the area.

Happy Wednesday!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It is quite nice with a few houses nearby

Billy Blue Eyes said...

They are welcome to try, it's a flood plain

Billy Blue Eyes said...

You can see a lot from there on a nice day

Rosie said...

Great photos, houses seem to go up everywhere and replace the countryside.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

At least they will only be replacing were the old power station was and not greenfield

William Kendall said...

Good views!