Eggborough power station pictures: Take a look at our gallery of images as iconic cooling towers come down

On Yorkshire Day itself, a landmark of the region is no more after cooling towers at Eggborough Power Station were demolished.

Take a look at our gallery of images showing the towers come crashing to the ground. (All pictures by Steve Riding)

1. Crashing down

The 300ft (90m) high structures were brought down just after 8am on Sunday (Aug 1)

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2. Decommissioned

The coal-fired power station was decommissioned in 2018

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3. Towers

Each of the eight towers contain around 11,000 tonnes of reinforced concrete

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4. Landmark

The cooling towers can be seen for miles around and have been a Yorkshire landmark for 50 years

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5. Spectators

Spectators dotted the fields around the rural location of the site to watch the demolition despite dismal, drizzling conditions.

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6. Explosives

DSM, who carried out the demolition, said they had to use high velocity explosives to bring the towers down.

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