Woodnock Mill chimney falls to age-old demolition method.
The demolition of Woodnook Mill chimney created a huge dust cloud as it came swiftly down, watched by a crowd of spectators who had gathered in the rain to watch the end of an era.
The demolition team used an old-fashioned Fred Dibnah technique to topple the land-mark safely at 2pm.
Rather then use explosives, which could make it unpredictable as to where the chimney would fall, the team used a technique to cut a large hole at the bottom of the chimney, supporting the brickwork with wooden props, and then burnt away the props so the chimney fell.
