Cockenzie Chimney Demolition - HD Drone Footage - ScottishPower

Cockenzie’s iconic chimneys were demolished by Controlled explosion on Saturday 26th September changing the skyline around East Lothian and the Forth forever. We captured the moments leading up to the button press, speaking to former workers at the station and local residents before the chimneys were brought together for the first and last time. Originally operational in the summer of 1967, Cockenzie was officially opened on the 24th May 1968 by the Secretary of State for Scotland, The Rt. Hon. William Ro