End of an iconic building I used to pass daily in the late 'fifties and early sixties. I am now eighty and the image of that sight is still burned into my memory.

Mesmerising. it reminds me, somehow, of the days with my kids when they took great joy out of knocking down our plastic brick or sand constructions. The operator(s) must feel like (a) big kid(s) at times and it's fascinating to try to work out which bit he/they will tackle next based on whim, experience or impatience!

Well done something interesting on KZread,a bit surprised that the tower is sat on steel beams, Many thanks for the time taken uploading the videos Is there a part 4 ? 🙏🙏

@veryhighguy

3 күн бұрын

yes, processing now. steel work will be done at a slower pace, cutters are coming in for that

I wonder if the driver has a camera on the jib as he seems to be very accurate with his nibbling as his view from the cab wouldnt be that good !! great vid again Paul

@veryhighguy

3 күн бұрын

cheers. am not sure becaus eit would get clogged up with dust and water

They have 3D scanned the tower and will rebuild it exact to how it was.

brilliant

Is the whole building coming down or just the tower? It looks like the whole building is beyond saving from what I see in your video. Such a shame.

@veryhighguy

3 күн бұрын

Just the tower coming down after a fire made it unsafe. They say it will be rebuilt. The rest of the building is being saved and made in to a film and tv studio

@bettyprice6316

3 күн бұрын

@@veryhighguy thank you. I'm pleased.

Which part of the structure was deemed unsafe, as that tower never moved a inch whilst it was being chewed to death. Also, as this is/was an art deco building, why wasn't it a brick by brick demolition so they could be re-used to build it again? All that's going to replace it is a huge steel structure with fake cladding around it.

@veryhighguy

2 күн бұрын

It was all the steelwork that was unsafe. It was all twisted and unstable. Not sure if the bricks will be saved and god knows what the rebuild will look like, I heard mention of a digital clock to.

Is there not an issue with asbestos, control look at all the corrugated panels just laying Abu waiting to be smashed up…..they should be removed first?…

@veryhighguy

22 сағат бұрын

they could not get in due to the tower being so unsafe. Now the tower has gone they can move in to remove the asbestos by hand. Most of the roof had already collapsed in around the tower after the fire

Apparently its structurally unsafe and they’re planning to rebuild it. 🙏