Pylons in the garden

[poyks]

I've spotted this a few times in North Wingfield and thought it was quite interesting to see a pylon nestled in-between houses and in the gardens.





This is the same tower from a different angle;





...and the next one along seemed to be sat in a garden as well!

[rillington]

That isn't something you see that often. However, to give a couple of oother examples where this happens. It occurs in West Leeds where a rare example of a line of PL16 single string towers make their way to Kirkstall substation from Stourton. Also, there used to be a set at Scarborough which have now been demolished but they ran through a street like the example in your photograph.

One other notable example of this is Bridgewater in Somerset where there is a rotue which runs right through an estate. Take a look at Google Earth.

What's what design btw? Simialr to PL16s but not quite and where is North Wingfield?

[poyks]

They are strange looking pylons with the longer bottom arms. I can only guess they are an old predecessor to PL16s.
North Wingfield is a couple of miles south of Chesterfield.

[rillington]

You see them every so often on your travels but they are rare however.

[Flash Bristow]

Oh goodness, next time I'm visiting family in Somerset I am tempted to go to Bridgwater now.

But it's a hole, so I probably won't!

[Apologies if anyone here lives in Bridgwater...]

[Dr Fortran]

Sept 24, 2008 15:48:22 GMT -5 @poyks said:

They are strange looking pylons with the longer bottom arms. I can only guess they are an old predecessor to PL16s.

It's not a design I recognise and it's not one that appears in naughtyhorse's handy Tower Bible. I'm pretty sure that you're right about it being an early design though, but predecessor to what, I wouldn't like to hazard.

[rillington]

The only example I can think of with the lonbgest crossarms at the lowest point is a circuit which starts at Trawsfynnidd and travels east across the southern part of Snowdonia. However one would imagine there would probably be examples of this in Scotland.

[Woodie]

Well I name this line the stonebroom pylon, also these are extremely rare, there use to be a set in alfreton to cox bench but got demolished!

There is also some in Kingston on soar and wilne!

[yv47r]

Is this the same set that runs south from Calow/Chesterfield down towards Alfreton? If so bang goes my plan to go and photo them!!

Cheers Paul

[Woodie]

Yep you are right yv47 it does end in calow powerstation

[pylonsbuzz]

If you look heavily, you will see some of these guys in kingston on soar, a few miles away from ratcliffe on soar power station where it starts








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