Fleetwood Power Station and its two cooling towers fired electricity for the town for decades until 1984 when the structures were pulled down. The two 250ft cooling towers came down in March 1984 followed by the power station’s chimney in the July. Hundreds of people watched the demolitions from a safe distance – structures which left an extraordinary gap in the landscape once they were gone. The 300ft stack of the chimney was a landmark for sailors and landlubbers and took just seconds to fall. It was the end of Fleetwood generating its own power.
7. Fleetwood Power Station
Three giant alternators served the power station. This was 1980 Photo: National World
8. Fleetwood Power Station
Explosives experts planning to flatten the cooling towers considered completing the task in the middle of the night for safety reasosn. They didn't though... were you there? Photo: National World
9. Fleetwood Power Station
One down, one to go - the demolition of the first of the cooling towers at Fleetwood Power Station in March 1984 Photo: National World
11. Fleetwood Power Station
The tower falls through dust and debris to the ground Photo: National World
12. Fleetwood Power Station
Possibly the last picture of the chimney at Fleetwood Power Station before it was fired for demolition in July 1984 Photo: National World