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Solent navigation mark gone forever

The 650ft chimney of the Fawley Power Station has been demolished. The Solent navigation mark was blown up just after 0700 GMT on 31 October as part of the clearing of the Fawley Power Station, which was decommissioned in 2013.

The site on the west bank of Southampton Water is being developed by Fawley Waterside into a town, with 1,500 homes and business premises, creating 2,000 jobs in advanced manufacturing, marine and technology industries and in support

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