VIDEO: Crowds gather in Inverkeithing to watch Caldwells Mill chimneys fall
ByNews reporter
Inverkeithing’s skyline was changed forever when two century-old chimneys were felled at the weekend.
The chimneys at the derelict former Caldwells Mill were built in 1914 and were demolished in a matter of seconds as residents watched on Sunday morning.
Demolition firm Dem Master is dismantling the old paper mill, which has suffered a spate of fires since operations shut down in 2003.
The closure of the mill dealt a major jobs blow to the area.
It was latterly owned by Swedish firm Klippan. For most of its working life, the mill was run by Inveresk, which bought it from Caldwell & Co Papermakers in 1928.
