A decommissioned power plant is up for sale. The Ironbridge power station in Shropshire opened in 1969 and became one of the UK’s largest power plants, but it stopped generating electricity in 2015.
German owner Uniper is looking for a buyer after concluding that “it is not suitable for any future conventional power-generation projects”.
Nearby residents have been divided over whether they want to see the cooling towers demolished, with some saying they are an eyesore, while others find their familiarity “comforting”.
Originally coal-fired and providing power for around 750,000 homes, the power station converted to burning wood pellets in 2013.
Uniper UK head of development Neil Riley said: “The power station here performed a sterling role in generating electricity for almost half a century, but it is time now for the site to look to a different future.”