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While Mitchell and Kenyon's Buxton Skyline (1901) demonstrates an
appreciation of that town's architectural outline, this film takes the opposite approach, reveling in the 'thrilling scenes' of the destruction of part of Burnley's industrial landscape. This was a chimney belonging to the now long
since out of business Hibson Road Brick Works.
It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains.
Within seconds of the chimney's collapse, crowds swarm in to inspect the site;
issues of the crowd's health and safety are clearly not a concern, as people
smile, wave and salute the camera.
Rebecca Vick
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Mitchell and Kenyon 328 (2:28)
