They were all reduced to rubble in Sunderland.
Every one of these chimneys once dominated the Wearside skyline. But no more and here are the Echo archive photos of the day they were razed to the ground.
Did you watch the demolition at Gilley Law in 1993? We've got that as well.
Have a look.

1. Retro and razed to the ground
It's a sight to behold as they disappear from the skyline. | se


3. A perfect project
It took two hours to cut away half the base of this 187 ft high chimney at the Coburn works of George Cohen & Co iron engineers. It then fell in a perfect line in 1952. | se

4. End of an era at Newall's
Newall's old chimney at Washington Station, built in 1890, on its way down in 1971. | se