Ironbridge Power Station: Two thirds of readers want iconic cooling towers to be saved

More than 1,000 people have voted in our poll, with 68% saying the towers should be kept and 32% thinking they should be demolished.

It comes after it was revealed yesterday that the cooling towers are likely to be demolished as early as next summer.

The company behind the decommissioning of the power station, Uniper, said it plans to begin demolition work in the middle of 2017. It is expected that work to clear the huge site will take about three years to finish.

Calls have been made to keep the towers, which have a unique pink hue to them and have become a landmark in the historic gorge. But they are likely to be flattened as part of the site clearance.

Readers on shropshirestar.com were quick to comment on the situation.