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)

7. Roads closed

Police closed roads and 40 security guards patrolled a 350m exclusion zone during the demolition.

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8. History

The 2-Gigawatt coal fired power plant was built for and initially operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board and commenced generating electricity in 1967

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9. Site

The site bought by St Francis Group in 2019, for regeneration and development of the area

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10. Dusty

Immediately after the towers came down, cleaning crews were deployed to clean adjacent roads of the dust resulting from the demolition.

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11. What next?

The remainder of the site will be demolished over the next 18 months

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12. Landmark gone

Will you miss seeing the towers as you drive around the area?

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