A YEAR ago Warrington was getting ready for the demolition of the famous Fiddler's Ferry cooling towers.
Four came down last December while the remaining four will be demolished in 2025.
When the site is fully cleared it will be turned into housing and warehousing.
Today, we remember when one of the towers first came down - following a massive storm in January 1984.
The UK was hit by a massive storm with disruption seen across the country.
At Fiddler's Ferry, the early morning storm was so bad that a violent gust of wind hit the power station and one of its cooling towers was blown down.
Fred Hoskin remembers the incident well.
He said: "My dad worked there and he was telling me that on the night it happened, one of the lads came into the room and said one of the cooling towers has just collapsed.
Fiddlers Ferry
"He was laughed out of the room.
"I went into the power station the next day with my dad and took these pictures.
"There is one of the new tower being built in 1985."
The power station closed in 2020.
Fiddlers Ferry
Fiddlers Ferry
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