2pm on a Tuesday won't suit most, but the chimneys will be coming down then.
Authorities reckon there are no decent viewpoints - I would suggest the sea wall running from Musselburgh would disagree...
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You sure it's the chimneys?
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Both structures weigh in the region of 120 tonnes, with Coal Tower 2 being 25 metres tall and the coalfield unloading hopper’ 22 metres around 22 metres high.
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"Controlled Explosion of two steel towers (not the chimneys) at coal store, Cockenzie Tuesday 3rd March @ 2pm"
The coal store is the bit behind the substation building on the south side of the road, which is actually very well landscaped and pretty hard to see from anywhere.
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