Goodyear chimney

The Goodyear chimney was a landmark on the Goodyear factory on Stafford Road, Wolverhampton, England.

[1] It was 200 feet (60 m) high and weighed 3,000 long tons (3,000 t).

[2] Work started on building the chimney in October 1927, with the mayor of Wolverhampton laying the first brick.

[3] In 2008 the factory and chimney were demolished.

An Oxley primary school pupil and a former Goodyear worker had the privilege of pressing the firing button.