It has been more 18 years since the Sheffield skyline changed forever when the Tinsley Towers were demolished .
The 250ft high Tinsley cooling towers were demolished at 3am on August 24, 2008, to loud cheers and fond farewells.
Almost 10,000 people gathered to watch the iconic ‘salt and pepper pots’ sink into a cloud of dust, erased from the city’s skyline forever.
Originally built in 1938 to help meet demand for electricity in the city, the towers
The towers were once an integral part of people's lives, an ever-present sight for residents living in the Tinsley area and a checkpoint to motorists on the M1.
They were also part of an extensive industrial landscape that has now drastically changed.
Blackburn Meadows power station closed in the 1970s and the towers were the only remnants left behind. A reminder of a time when energy creation was much different to that of today.
In 2006, the site owners E.ON said that the towers had to go because they were unsafe and needed to be demolished to make way for a £60 million biomass heating site.
We have taken a look in our archive and pulled out some photos of the towers over the years up until the demolition on August 24, 2008.
Do you remember the Tinsley Cooling Towers?
10. Tinsley landmarks
Tinsley East railway signal box, pictured in 1985, with the cooling towers in the background | Sheffield Newspapers
11. Tinsley Towers
The Tinsley cooling towers, pictured here in 1982, were perhaps Sheffield's most famous landmarks for many years. If you went on a trip during the 80s, spotting the twin towers from the M1 meant you knew you were nearly home. The Tinsley Towers were demolished in 2008. | Picture Sheffield/Douglas Axe/Brian Stevens
12. Cooling towers
Looking across Meadowhall Coach Park towards cooling towers, Blackburn Meadows Power Station and Tinsley Viaduct.