The spectacular end of Dawdon's towers

The last reminder of Dawdon Colliery was gone in January 1992 when crowds watched the demolition of the pit towers.

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00:00Were you there when an era came to an end in Dorden?

00:04It happened in January 1992 and a large crowd turned out to watch the demolition of the

00:10two towers at Dorden Pit.

00:14The Castlereagh and Teresa Towers were brought down when schoolgirl Sarah Davey pressed the

00:20button to send them crashing to the ground.

00:23As Dad Keith watched, the last shift at Dorden Pit had completed their work in July 1991

00:31and finished at the stroke of midday on a July day, bringing an end to 84 years of mining

00:37at the colliery.

00:39Less than a year later, this was the scene at the East Durham Village as locals watched

00:45the demolition.

00:47Tell us if you were there by emailing chris.cordner at nationalworld.com