I don't know if it's widely known that these are the oldest cooling towers still standing, certainly in the UK and possibly on a global scale. The photographer Bernd Becher took pictures of many in Germany and the USA which were all in a derelict, pre-demolition state, between the 1960s and 1990s.
I have a photo project under way, but can't post a link as yet. The images are hosted by photobucket.