C&D customer Connell Brothers at work in Hull

C&D customer Connell Brothers has set to work demolishing the Laxthorpe tower block on Orchard Park in the north of Hull.

The original plan was to use explosive demolition to raise the Laxthorpe block and already demolished Kinthorpe building to the ground, but the close proximity of other buildings took that option off the table after review. Instead, Connell Brothers have been contracted to demolish both blocks. Once down, this site and another called Highcourt being demolished in early 2015 will be redeveloped for housing.

Source: Hull Daily Mail

Hull's Orchard Park Council flats first block demolished

Yesterday, the Orchard Park Council flats in Hull were imploded, changing the skyline of the city a little, and signalling the first of 5 blocks set to fall by 2015.

Once the 5 blocks are gone, regeneration will see them replaced with 115 new homes and 100 refurbished flats.

The dates for the other blocks falling have yet to be released publicly, but if you want a bird's eye view of the next block falling, the council did allow local residents to watch from the roof of one of the other towers. It might be worth investigating how you can get up there next time. If you do, be sure to take a camera and send us the footage.

Source: BBC News