GC1M9HX Rogerstone Power Station
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ROGERSTONE POWER STATION
3. FEEDBACK
4. CREDITS
1. INTRODUCTION
The cache started off as a simple magnetic key safe cache (which let the water in), then it became a small clip lock container (which, for most of the time, kept the log book dry but then went missing) and now it has reverted back to being magnetic. This time there is only space for a log book – so bring your own pen/pencil. Please replace as found (if in doubt see Additional Hint).
We initially made this a Premium and Charter Members cache as it may be very easy to find (using the Additional Hints) without a GPS and we wanted to keep it going as long as possible. After a year we changed its status so that it was available to all Geocachers.
This cache can been set up so that it can be done as a cache and dash. However, be careful as the road, which is followed by a number of different bus routes, can be very busy at times.
Also, when we initially tried to set it up during the summer, we had a very poor GPS signal at the cache location. This was probably due to a combination of the surrounding trees and the fact that the road is in a cutting.
2. ROGERSTONE POWER STATION
The cache is located within the site of the old Rogerstone Power Station (Figure 1). The power station was built at the location where a German bomb had been dropped in the Second World War.
Figure 1: Rogerstone Power Station
(Von-Horst find log dated 2 February 2009)
This was the first power station to be completely built by the South West Division of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) since nationalisation of the electricity industry and was built in response to ever increasing demands of the industrial consumers in the area. At that time electricity was being imported from England.
Construction work commenced on site in September 1954 and the power station was officially opened on the 30 October 1958. The power station cost £7 million to build and covered 92 acres.
The power station was decommissioned in 1984; but demolition did not occur until 1991. The site has now been cleared and the power replaced with housing. However, there are a few of the old CEGB ‘Keep Out’ notices (Figure 2) around the housing estate.
Figure 2: Old CEGB ‘Keep Out’ notices
3. FEEDBACK
Please let us know (either in your log or through our profile) what you think of this c – was it too difficult, is the terrain rating correct or any other constructive comments.
4. CREDITS
Picture credits are given under the appropriate Figure. If there is no credit we took the picture.
If you have any pictures of the power station please feel free to up load them with your logs.
Note: the primary source of the material used to prepare the cache description was:
‘Images of Wales – Rogerstone’, by Kim Fry, published by Tempus and available from Rogerstone Library
Rogerstone Directory (September/October 2008 edition)
and
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Congratulations to sniffadogz for their FTF.