Forms of Power
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station

Photographed in May 2026, Forms of Power records Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in the interval between closure and demolition. The station ceased generating electricity on 30 September 2024, and demolition of its eight cooling towers, built between 1963 and 1967, has been approved.

The black-and-white series moves between close studies of the towers' concrete forms and wider views of the surrounding landscape: cables and pylons, railway and road, footpaths and moorings. Rather than treating the towers as isolated monuments, the photographs place them within a landscape of infrastructure and everyday use.

Close-up architectural study of Ratcliffe-on-Soar's concrete cooling towers, emphasising their curved forms, scale and textured surfaces.
Dramatic shadows between the curved concrete cooling towers with lamp post for scale at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, photographed in black and white.
A curved road leads towards the cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, rising above the surrounding trees.
Monumental concrete cooling towers rise against a dark sky, their curved surfaces and weathered textures highlighted by sunlight.
Black-and-white photograph of a railway locomotive beneath the towering concrete cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station.
Electricity cables crossing diagonally in front of the cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, photographed in monochrome.
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station's cooling towers, chimney and electricity pylons forming a layered industrial landscape.
A rural footpath and wooden fence lead towards trees partially concealing the cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station.
Narrowboats moored along a canal with the eight cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station dominating the distant landscape.
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