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The demolition of an Industrial chimney

The demolition of an Industrial chimney
The date: April 5 2009, almost 25 years back to the day, at the edge of the Lancashire town of Clitheroe.
A chance capture as I was taking photos of the mist and birds on the nearby River Ribble when I heard a rumble. I looked towards the cement works across the river and saw the chimney starting to topple. As the camera was in my hands and already in fast shoot mode (I was trying also to get some flying herons) I managed to catch this before it disappeared in a cloud of dust behind the buildings. It was made of concrete and 460 feet high (140m). A moment never to be relived here.

BBC News: “One of the tallest industrial chimneys in Lancashire has been demolished.
The chimney was part of the Hanson cement plant in Clitheroe and was connected to two kilns that were decommissioned two years ago. The fall of the chimney at the cement works, formerly called Castle Cement, was witnessed by onlookers as it dropped at 1000 BST on Sunday.”

It was built in the 1960's out of reinforced concrete and was much hated by the local residents of Clitheroe because of smells and fumes (refuted). It was in fact surrounded in most parts by beautiful rural countryside.

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HAPPY EASTER

Nouchetdu38, Leo W, Gudrun, Diane Putnam and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo


20 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Une superbe et excellente prise bien renseignée et superbement partagée.
Bon Dimanche Pascal.
7 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da warst du ja toll dabei lieber Herbert und hast sehr schön reagiert bei diesen Einsturz :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Ostersonntag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you Güni. Yes a lucky time and place for me here.

Happy Easter. Herb
7 months ago.
 Andreas Boettcher
Andreas Boettcher club
In Kiel brauchte man 3 Anläufe ehe es in sich zusammen brach.......ebenso "happy easter"
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Andreas Boettcher club
Yes that has happened here for a few chimneys too Andreas.

Happy Easter. Herb
7 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well captured, it seems that nobody wants the ongoing liability of tall chimneys once the associated industrial activity has ceased. Happy Easter and new week, Herb.
7 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Right time, right place.............and very quick reactions too..........a cracking shot Herb and one you'll never get again..!!

Nice to see you were using an Olympus camera too ;-)
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Yes, timing is everything. I once said to a friend "do you know who would be the best photographer in the world - the person who just happens to be on the same field as the first Alien Spaceship to land". Glad you liked it Keith. Posted here for this months CWP. Yes, that Olympus never let me down until the mirror plopped out! I loved that camera and its two kit lenses.

Happy Easter. Herb
7 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
Well caught. Too many times the camera is not in hand at a vital moment.
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Aye, this is normally the case Colin. We had heard a rumour that the chimney was to be demolished but we had no idea when. A shock, when it happened so fast not far from me.
7 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Fantastic silhouettes.
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Glad you liked them Don.
7 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Happy Easter, Herb !
7 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great catch Herb very lucky to be there at the right time with camera ready nice one.
When I was a teenager I stud for one and a half days at our local mill were they were dropping the chimmney I got it half way down when it was just braking in two no idea where the photo is it was a print.
Gordon
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Aye, that would have been a good catch too. I did have a few other shots of this as it went down as It was in rapid fire mode for my HDR's but once down past the foreground buildings I only saw dust. People who hunt for such scenes keep an eye on the papers etc. Glad you liked it.

Happy Easter. Herb
7 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Was Fred Dibnah involved!!
Nicely caught Herb.
7 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete club
On posting this today, I tried to find more info about it and no -he was not involved. Glad you liked it.

Happy Easter. Herb

ps for your interest: www.pond5.com/stock-images/photos/item/235849938-workers-prepare-old-chimney-castle-cement-clitheroe-lancashi
7 months ago. Edited 7 months ago.
 benastrada
benastrada club
What a great capture, definitely a moment frozen in time...
And I like the flock of birds to the left, as if they are trying to escape... :-)
7 months ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Amazing shot - wish I could have been there to hear the big BOOM!
6 months ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
Ein Bild von historischem Wert
6 months ago.

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