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)

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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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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