PICTURE: Autumnal beauty surrounds former Rugeley Power Station
Autumn colours are at their most vivid, framing the industrial might of Rugeley Power Station in this image.
Experts say 2020 has provided the perfect mix of weather to provide a more spectacular annual show than usual as leaves turn deep crimson and yellow.
This image, by Star photographer Steve Leath, also coincided with a train passing by on the Chase Line.
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It reveals ongoing work to demolish the power station site, with heavy machinery and piles of mangled metal visible at the base of the giant towers.
Contractors are continuing the painstaking efforts to dismantle the Staffordshire plant.
A test blast was this week being planned to establish the correct explosive charging requirements for its future demolition.
Poor weather meant a postponement on Wednesday for the operation, which will be the latest explosion at the site.
The remaining structures, including a chimney and the four main cooling towers, are scheduled to be blown up in a controlled manner at a later date.
Further details will be provided nearer the time, but full demolition of the power station is expected to be completed at some point next year ready for a redevelopment of the site.
