Tinsley Cooling Towers Demolished

This amateur footage was taken watching from Meadowhall Shopping Centre car park in Sheffield, as the iconic Tinsley Towers are finally brought down to rest in the grounds of the former Blackburn Meadows power station.

One of the 76-metre-high towers is located just 9 metres from the southbound carriageway of the M1 motorway and beneath it the Tinsley Viaduct as they cross the Don Valley between Sheffield and Rotherham, making the controlled explosion particularly risky and causing the motorway to be closed from 11pm on Saturday 23rd August until up to 8pm the following day.

The demolition took place at 3am BST on Sunday 24th August 2008.

This footage and images (C) Paul Neale. Please do not reprint or redistribute without first seeking permission.

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[redblaze369]

sad really that was a land mark

[suall64]

nice shot the closest i have seen out of all the vids were you a lot closer than most people or do you have a good telephoto lens?

[Gumptiongabba]

bloody shame

[EmzAndMegz08]

I went to watch that from the steps at Meadowhall...What a sight it was! From where I live i culd see "salt n pepper"(as i like to call them!) from my bedroom window...it feels weird waking up and not seeing them! . i filmed it on my phone but its not very clear..im jus about to add the one that my brother filmed from our house.

*R.I.P SALT N PEPPER! :'(* x

[phOnyUK]

yeah, that would of been worth standing out in the cold in the middle of the night for... not.

[saturmv1]

i am shocked weeeell, not that much.

time to find another place to place, 'sigh'