21 nostalgic pictures of iconic Ironbridge Power Station - and its explosive end
They dominated the skyline in Ironbridge, a power station built with pink cooling towers to blend into the landscape.
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When the power station in Ironbridge closed, a series of explosions were organised to remove the cooling towers, chimneys and main buildings.
Today, as plans move on to create a new community on the site, we take a look back in the archives at some images of the power station, as well as the moment it came down.
Engineer Iain Thomson said it was a demolition job unlike any other he had had cause to deal with.
Speaking in 2019, as his team at Harworth prepared to push the button to blow up the huge towers, he said: "There are four cooling towers, each 120 metres high, so that's half a kilometre we're bringing down."
The cost of the demolition work is similarly stratospheric. Mr Thomson couldn't be too specific, but said it would be in excess of £10 million.
"The costs of the demolition far exceed the cost of acquisition," he said.
