RNAS Kingsnorth was a First World War Royal Navyair station for airships, initially operating as an experimental and training station, it later moved on to large scale production of airships. It also provided anti-submarine patrols. A number of experimental and prototype blimps were designed and constructed there.
It was located at the south eastern coast of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent.
History
Royal Naval Air Service
In July 1914 the Royal Navy reformed its air branch, naming it the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). and took over the base and its development and training functions. Two huge Airshipsheds had been built. After the base was decommissioned, the sheds were dimantled during the 1920s.
Royal Air Force
On 1 April 1918 the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS combined to form the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the station became known as RAF Kingsnorth, eventually closing in 1925.
A 20th century primary school in the village has been greatly expanded due to the influx of people moving to the main neighbourhood Park Farm, which has a large supermarket and may eventually have its own rail halt on the Marshlink Line.
The village post office is based in the Kingsnorth Village Hall on Church Hill, although the hamlet or neighbourhood of Stubbs Cross retains its shop/post office. The village cluster of Kingsnorth where the parish church can be found is quite small.
History
A Roman settlement was discovered at the crossing of two important Roman roads on Westhawk Farm. The centre of the settlement has been preserved unexcavated as an open space, but before building began on the rest of the site, part of a Roman road was uncovered. There was evidence to show that there had been timber buildings at the side of the road, some of which were associated with ironworking. A shrine or temple was also found with a water-hole which contained 74, mostly 2nd-century coins probably left as offerings. Over 250 coins and many other artefacts were discovered on the site together with a Roman cemetery and an Iron Age burial.
Kingsnorth is a place in Kent, England, on the south side of the Hoo Peninsula. It is distinct from the village of Kingsnorth, also in Kent, near Ashford. The nearest village is Hoo St Werburgh and the nearest town Rochester, Kent.
Kingsnorth is a decommissioned dual-fired coal and oilpower station on the Hoo Peninsula at Medway in Kent, South East England. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2000 megawatts. It was capable of operating on either coal or oil though in practice oil was used only as a secondary fuel or for startup. It was also capable of co-firingbiofuel, up to a maximum of 10% of the station's fuel mix. A replacement power station, also coal-fired, was considered by owners E.ON, but plans were abandoned. The proposed replacement attracted substantial public protests and criticism, including the 2008 Camp for Climate Action.
Five buildings that were part of Kingsnorth Power Station were destroyed last night in a series of controlled explosions.
See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NOnpxpgDY
Read more at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/120ft-building-set-to-be-25626/
published: 24 Oct 2014
Kingsnorth Power Station chimney demolition
The Medway skyline has changed forever today, after the chimney at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished. Workers past and present gathered in Hoo to see the destruction of the 650ft chimney.
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published: 23 Mar 2018
London Medway Commercial Park, Kingsnorth, Kent
A 266,000 sqft warehouse unit including office accommodation for Goodman.
published: 09 Aug 2018
Kingsnorth power station
Kingsnorth power station chimney demolished on 22/4/2018 #kingsnorth #Medway #Kent
published: 23 Mar 2018
Kingsnoth Powerstation, How it used to be seen from all over Medway
I thought I would add this video up today that I filmed in Uni.
About the Kingsnorth Chimney and how it Dominated the horizon around Medway.
published: 22 Mar 2018
Kingsnorth Turbine Hall demolished in controlled expolosion
This video is about Kingsnorth
published: 09 Jul 2015
Sailing between the forts at Darnet island and kingsnorth power station on Rive Medway. NO WIND :(
via YouTube Capture
published: 03 Sep 2013
Kingsnorth Power Station Build to Demolition
This is the Kingsnorth power station in Hoo, Kent, UK from building it to its demolition.
Built on the site of the former World War I airship base RNAS Kingsnorth, Kingsnorth power station was constructed between 1963 and 1973 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). From 1975 to the early 1980s, Kingsnorth was linked to the London power grid by HVDC Kingsnorth, one of the few examples of high-voltage direct current transmission then in use.
Kingsnorth was a dual-fired coal and oil power station. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2000 megawatts.
The station closed as a result of the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), which requires stations that are not equipped with flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology...
published: 30 Apr 2019
Kingsnorth Power Station - Halfway Through Being Demolished
I thought I'd head out down the Medway and take an aerial video of Kingsnorth Power Station before it goes for good. Cracking day, took a lot of footage but I thought I'd upload a few minutes.
Cracking finish above the stack! Altitude throughout the flight was 250m.
I think the site is operated by EDF Energy - power station hasn't been operational since 1980 but they still had some security on site. You can see the progress of their demolition on the smaller buildings.
Five buildings that were part of Kingsnorth Power Station were destroyed last night in a series of controlled explosions.
See more at https://www.youtube.com/w...
Five buildings that were part of Kingsnorth Power Station were destroyed last night in a series of controlled explosions.
See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NOnpxpgDY
Read more at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/120ft-building-set-to-be-25626/
Five buildings that were part of Kingsnorth Power Station were destroyed last night in a series of controlled explosions.
See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NOnpxpgDY
Read more at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/120ft-building-set-to-be-25626/
The Medway skyline has changed forever today, after the chimney at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished. Workers past and present gathered in Hoo to see the ...
The Medway skyline has changed forever today, after the chimney at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished. Workers past and present gathered in Hoo to see the destruction of the 650ft chimney.
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This is the Kingsnorth power station in Hoo, Kent, UK from building it to its demolition.
Built on the site of the former World War I airship base RNAS Kingsno...
This is the Kingsnorth power station in Hoo, Kent, UK from building it to its demolition.
Built on the site of the former World War I airship base RNAS Kingsnorth, Kingsnorth power station was constructed between 1963 and 1973 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). From 1975 to the early 1980s, Kingsnorth was linked to the London power grid by HVDC Kingsnorth, one of the few examples of high-voltage direct current transmission then in use.
Kingsnorth was a dual-fired coal and oil power station. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2000 megawatts.
The station closed as a result of the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), which requires stations that are not equipped with flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology to close after 20,000 hours of operation from 1 January 2008 or the end of 2015, whichever comes first. Kingsnorth ceased generation on 17 December 2012, having consumed all its LCPD hours.
Demolition of the coal handling plant commenced on Thursday 23 October 2014 with a series of controlled explosions. The station's turbine hall was demolished on 9 July 2015. The final part of the boiler house was demolished by explosion on 27 July 2017.
The 650 ft (198m) concrete chimney was demolished by explosives at 10:00 am on 22 March 2018.
Demolition Videos: Brown & Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPF229bi70
Pictures: Kingsnorth Muse
http://www.kingsnorthmuse.talktalk.net/
Information: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsnorth_power_station
This is the Kingsnorth power station in Hoo, Kent, UK from building it to its demolition.
Built on the site of the former World War I airship base RNAS Kingsnorth, Kingsnorth power station was constructed between 1963 and 1973 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). From 1975 to the early 1980s, Kingsnorth was linked to the London power grid by HVDC Kingsnorth, one of the few examples of high-voltage direct current transmission then in use.
Kingsnorth was a dual-fired coal and oil power station. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2000 megawatts.
The station closed as a result of the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), which requires stations that are not equipped with flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology to close after 20,000 hours of operation from 1 January 2008 or the end of 2015, whichever comes first. Kingsnorth ceased generation on 17 December 2012, having consumed all its LCPD hours.
Demolition of the coal handling plant commenced on Thursday 23 October 2014 with a series of controlled explosions. The station's turbine hall was demolished on 9 July 2015. The final part of the boiler house was demolished by explosion on 27 July 2017.
The 650 ft (198m) concrete chimney was demolished by explosives at 10:00 am on 22 March 2018.
Demolition Videos: Brown & Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPF229bi70
Pictures: Kingsnorth Muse
http://www.kingsnorthmuse.talktalk.net/
Information: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsnorth_power_station
I thought I'd head out down the Medway and take an aerial video of Kingsnorth Power Station before it goes for good. Cracking day, took a lot of footage but I t...
I thought I'd head out down the Medway and take an aerial video of Kingsnorth Power Station before it goes for good. Cracking day, took a lot of footage but I thought I'd upload a few minutes.
Cracking finish above the stack! Altitude throughout the flight was 250m.
I think the site is operated by EDF Energy - power station hasn't been operational since 1980 but they still had some security on site. You can see the progress of their demolition on the smaller buildings.
I thought I'd head out down the Medway and take an aerial video of Kingsnorth Power Station before it goes for good. Cracking day, took a lot of footage but I thought I'd upload a few minutes.
Cracking finish above the stack! Altitude throughout the flight was 250m.
I think the site is operated by EDF Energy - power station hasn't been operational since 1980 but they still had some security on site. You can see the progress of their demolition on the smaller buildings.
Five buildings that were part of Kingsnorth Power Station were destroyed last night in a series of controlled explosions.
See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NOnpxpgDY
Read more at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/120ft-building-set-to-be-25626/
The Medway skyline has changed forever today, after the chimney at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished. Workers past and present gathered in Hoo to see the destruction of the 650ft chimney.
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This is the Kingsnorth power station in Hoo, Kent, UK from building it to its demolition.
Built on the site of the former World War I airship base RNAS Kingsnorth, Kingsnorth power station was constructed between 1963 and 1973 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). From 1975 to the early 1980s, Kingsnorth was linked to the London power grid by HVDC Kingsnorth, one of the few examples of high-voltage direct current transmission then in use.
Kingsnorth was a dual-fired coal and oil power station. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2000 megawatts.
The station closed as a result of the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), which requires stations that are not equipped with flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology to close after 20,000 hours of operation from 1 January 2008 or the end of 2015, whichever comes first. Kingsnorth ceased generation on 17 December 2012, having consumed all its LCPD hours.
Demolition of the coal handling plant commenced on Thursday 23 October 2014 with a series of controlled explosions. The station's turbine hall was demolished on 9 July 2015. The final part of the boiler house was demolished by explosion on 27 July 2017.
The 650 ft (198m) concrete chimney was demolished by explosives at 10:00 am on 22 March 2018.
Demolition Videos: Brown & Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPF229bi70
Pictures: Kingsnorth Muse
http://www.kingsnorthmuse.talktalk.net/
Information: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsnorth_power_station
I thought I'd head out down the Medway and take an aerial video of Kingsnorth Power Station before it goes for good. Cracking day, took a lot of footage but I thought I'd upload a few minutes.
Cracking finish above the stack! Altitude throughout the flight was 250m.
I think the site is operated by EDF Energy - power station hasn't been operational since 1980 but they still had some security on site. You can see the progress of their demolition on the smaller buildings.
RNAS Kingsnorth was a First World War Royal Navyair station for airships, initially operating as an experimental and training station, it later moved on to large scale production of airships. It also provided anti-submarine patrols. A number of experimental and prototype blimps were designed and constructed there.
It was located at the south eastern coast of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent.
History
Royal Naval Air Service
In July 1914 the Royal Navy reformed its air branch, naming it the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). and took over the base and its development and training functions. Two huge Airshipsheds had been built. After the base was decommissioned, the sheds were dimantled during the 1920s.
Royal Air Force
On 1 April 1918 the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS combined to form the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the station became known as RAF Kingsnorth, eventually closing in 1925.