Bradwell it is then - not a nimby but

[MoodySabre]

how much noise and congestion are we gong to get I refer of course to the decision to build a new nuclear power station there. I know we need them so at least we will have a new landmark on our way back from dodging the wind farms

 

[tillergirl]

I am by and large a supporter of nucleur power; after all there is little alternative. But I feel uneasy about yet another move by the government to get rid of democractic processes it feels are in its way. Especially as cancer has taken its toll of quite a number of friends on the island here in the last 12 months. It does make you ask whether anybody is monitoring such things as health issues - and if they were would they every let it get in the way by making it public.

 

[sailorman]

I am by and large a supporter of nucleur power; after all there is little alternative. But I feel uneasy about yet another move by the government to get rid of democractic processes it feels are in its way. Especially as cancer has taken its toll of quite a number of friends on the island here in the last 12 months. It does make you ask whether anybody is monitoring such things as health issues - and if they were would they every let it get in the way by making it public.

had Gnulabour bitten the bullet & accepted the inevitable early in their reign they would have been almost built by now

 

[tillergirl]

I suppose I can be grateful for that

 

[CPD]

how much noise and congestion are we gong to get

Not much noise generally, but lots of traffic. For a lot of years.

 

[tillergirl]

Presumably traffic by sea.

 

[Koeketiene]

had Gnulabour bitten the bullet & accepted the inevitable early in their reign they would have been almost built by now

The thing with the inevitable is that politicians will face it and the public will accept it only when it is just that: inevitable

 

[oldsaltoz]

What will happen if it is blown up by terrorists, will it still be safe, or contaminate a large area.

 

[David_Jersey]

What will happen if it is blown up by terrorists, will it still be safe, or contaminate a large area.

contaminate a large area

I would take the greenie naysayers more seriously if they volunteered to give up electricity now...........rather than try to impose that outcome on others.


FWIW I think an express planning route for projects of national importance is quite reasonable. and essential..........the democratic check is not to vote in folk who use these powers to cover arguable projects (an MP's loft conversion etc )

 

[CPD]

Presumably traffic by sea.

Interesting one this. There will I am sure be one off large bits of kit brought in by sea, however I was referring more to the gangs of construction workers, engineers, commissioning engineers, operators etc etc.

 

[tillergirl]

I understand when the last one was built a lot of raw materials came by sea but my neighbour used to bring a minibus full of workers everyday backwards and forwards.

 

[Jomo]

I would take the greenie naysayers more seriously if they volunteered to give up electricity now...........rather than try to impose that outcome on others.

Yup, me too

 

[FullCircle]

I think you should be looking into some form of radioactive solar panel to get free energy.
Perhaps you could hang your slices of bread from the spreaders to get decent toast.

Anyway, what did the original power station construction team use for roads? Presumably we didnt revert to country lanes and dig up the 3 lane motorway from Maldon bypass?

Note it may have a deleterious effect on the pricing structure at the Green Man, but at least may ensure its continued survival for a number of years.

I also suspect that property speculators in Tillingham/Bradwell will be rubbing their hands together too.

The marina is down a bank and quite well shielded from noise I would have thought.

Going cheap: Berth at Bridgemarsh. Apply Within.

 

[Gumpy]

Anyway, what did the original power station construction team use for roads? Presumably we didnt revert to country lanes and dig up the 3 lane motorway from Maldon bypass?

Having asked about this after this question was asked before, if you look at the road in you will see that they smoothed out a lot of the bends to allow trucks down there with ease.
Found this:
http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/bradwellpower.htm
liked this bit:
Many of the larger items were shipped in to a specially built jetty built into the River Blackwater with the rest transported by road on the improved Latchingdon to Bradwell road. This proved an initial problem as the arrival of the first large boiler by road was on a hot day and the combined weight of boiler and lorry proved to great for the hot tarmac. From then on other large loads were transported in the early morning or evenings when the roads were cooler.

 

[Saguday]

For the first time in our 7 or 8 year association with this part of Essex we drove to Bradwell rather than sailed when we did our exploratory week holiday a fortnight ago. We've been there loads of times before but always by boat and we've never walked further than the Green Man, so missed the rest of the place.

It is a very attractive village and there are some super properties around - sadly I thought there was an air of decline, many houses for sale and even the other pub up for sale (although that's not unusual these days I suppose). The store closed a while ago I understand and it seemed a shame because it's an otherwise very attractive area.

I have mixed feelings about nuclear power I have to say but I have no doubt it will bring some wealth and employment to this area again. I would think it's probably a good time to buy the old pub in Bradwell village

 

[MoodySabre]

I read somewhere that there was a proposal to extend the railway line from Southminster to Bradwell should a new plant be built there. This would certainly help the road situation as well as access to the marina.

 

[Vamoose]

Railway Line to Bradwell

I read somewhere that there was a proposal to extend the railway line from Southminster to Bradwell should a new plant be built there. This would certainly help the road situation as well as access to the marina.

I THINK that there was a plan mooted to do that when the station was being built, but for some reason it never got off the ground. However I think it is fair to say had the power station not been built the Wickford to Southminster line would have got the Dr Beeching chop, which many others did including the Colchester to Brightlingsea "Crab & Winkle" line and the Alresford Creek bridge.

BUT I understand (Not that it has anything to do with the Power Station) there was a serious plan around 1900 for a line from Colchester to Southend which would have crossed the Blackwater near Tollesbury with stations in Bradwell and Burnham, and there was quite a substantial pier on the Blackwater near Tollesbury where goods trains ran to until I think the late 50's

 

[tillergirl]

From Wilson, 1933.

River Blackwater - Creeks and Anchorages

North Side. Off Tollesbury Pier. Abreast of the pier in 10 to 20ft, good holding but exposed for small craft in all except off shore winds. Riding Light advised.

Landing: at Tollesbury Pier. The viallage lies about 1.5 miles inland and can be reached along the old disused railway line.

Stores: obtainable at Tollesbury but there are no facilities near the pier.

 

[Vamoose]

Tollesbury Railway Pier

Landing: at Tollesbury Pier. The viallage lies about 1.5 miles inland and can be reached along the old disused railway line.

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Thanks Tillergirl for that. I THOUGHT the line was there much later than that but obviously not

 

[tillergirl]

I wonder if the line was ever used; after all the plan as I understand it was a ferry across to Bradwell to link up with a railway there - which obviously never happened. So running down to the pier was all a bit pointless. But then I've never understood big business.

There's a shoal patch where the pier used to be and the remains of posts just sticking up at LW springs