средняя школа No. 2 | Secondary School No. 2

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The last place that we visited within Pripyat itself was Secondary School No. 2. As mentioned previously there was an abundance of educational facilities within the city, each microdistrict tended to have at least one kindergarten and school. Personally this was one of my favourite sites of the Read more

Dogs, Trains and a Famous Sign

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After our early morning wanderings around the remnants of the unfinished Reactor 5 and the associated cooling tower, we continued our journey going back towards Pripyat. When heading from the cooling tower we walked along a disused railway track and were greeted by a pack of wild dogs. They Read more

Reactors, Cranes and Cooling Towers

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The next day of our trip began with us making a visit to the incomplete reactor 5 and also one of the associated cooling towers. At the time of the disaster a further two reactors were under construction, which would have raised the total for the plant to 6 and added an additional 2,000 MW of power Read more

Globe Worsted Mill 2, Slaithwaite - November 2017

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The A62 is a fairly spectacular road, stretching the 38.5 miles between Manchester and Leeds. Spectacular both scenically and also due to the sheer quantity of derelict things along its way. There are several other mills that I'd love to have a wander around, however so far they have evaded me, one Read more