 Blyth Power Station ( also known as Cambois Power Station ) refers to a pair of now demolished coal @-@ fired power stations , which were located on the Northumberland coast in North East England . The two stations were built alongside each other on a site near Cambois in Northumberland , on the northern bank of the River Blyth , between its tidal estuary and the North Sea . The stations took their name from the town of Blyth on the opposite bank of the estuary . Blyth A Power Station was built and opened first but had a smaller generating capacity than its sister station , Blyth B Power Station , which was built to its west four years later . The power stations ' four large chimneys were a landmark of the Northumberland skyline for over 40 years ; the A Station 's two chimneys each stood at 140 metres ( 460 ft ) ; the B Station 's two chimneys were taller , at 170 metres ( 560 ft ) each . 
