Thousands of people gathered to watch the explosive demolition of two iconic chimney stacks at the former Cockenzie power station on Saturday.
Local resident David McCulloch won a raffle to press the button to set off the controlled explosion which saw the 149-foot chimneys gracefully topple together, according to the BBC.
A huge number of locals viewed the demolition, with many people also taking to the waters of the Firth of Forth to get a better look.
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The power station was decommissioned in March 2013 after half a century of service to the surrounding East Lothian area.
The station’s boiler house will be pulled down at a later date.
Some locals posted their farewells to the chimneys on Twitter…
feel like the cockenzie power station has bonded all of edinburgh today #farewell
— lil C (@cafferinooo) September 26, 2015
Farewell Cockenzie Power Station! pic.twitter.com/YMeGy8dA8J
— Gillian Haig (@jaigsy) September 26, 2015
Goodbye Mr Cockenzie! #cockenzie #demolition #scottishpower #eastlothian #alexhewittphotography pic.twitter.com/22T5MbyIX6
— Alex Hewitt (@alexhewittphoto) September 26, 2015
Farewell #cockenzie power station, a coal cathedral http://t.co/skaGNBnAc8 wonder what #business will rise from the ashes?
— Conduit Finance (@Conduit_Finance) September 26, 2015
Goodbye a little piece of my childhood. #Cockenzie pic.twitter.com/V3oO2Fsdku
— Brian Smith (@BrianSmith0) September 26, 2015