Thompsons of Prudhoe seem to have cornered the market in large scale demolitions in the north east - with a speciality being the brutalist 60s concrete megaliths. Over recent years, they have been involved in quite a few major projects: Newcastle central library , Eldon Square, Derwent Tower "the rocket" at Dunston, the "Get Carter" car park at trinity square in Gateshead. Now they are in the process of demolishing the set of 3 apartment blocks just outside if Gateshead town centre, two of which flank either side of the flyover of the Durham road?
I drive
past these flats most days on my way in to work. As you can see they are in the
process of demolishing them. I do feel a twinge of regret over this as I
do sort of like the look of these flats. I dunno why, although I like sixties
architecture - and I think they remind me of the apartment blocks that dominate Moscow.
They were supposed to be quite spacious and
decent flats, but I doubt the noise and the pollution from the traffic on the flyover would have made for a pleasant living environment.
I drive
past these flats most days on my way in to work. As you can see they are in the
process of demolishing them. I do feel a twinge of regret over this as I
do sort of like the look of these flats. I dunno why, although I like sixties
architecture - and I think they remind me of the apartment blocks that dominate Moscow. 
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