The end of a Pershore landmark came 50 years ago when an 80ft boiler chimney, now not wanted, was demolished at the Atlas Works, Pershore, of W H Allen Sons & Co Ltd.
The sequence of events is shown in these three shots. Centre, the bricks were chipped out with a pneumatic drill and the demolishers jumped clear when the stack began to fall.
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