Top down set to start in heart of Peterborough city centre.
A pair of mini excavator were lifted on to the Corn Exchange building in central Peterborough yesterday to begin the second stage of demolition work.
Onlookers watched as a crane lifted the units onto the structure to commence the initial top-down demolition work. Once that is complete, the remains of the six-storey building in Cowgate will be demolished by high reach excavator.
Peterborough City Council’s head of strategic planning Andrew Edwards said: “The location of the Corn Exchange makes it a technically challenging demolition in the heart of Peterborough.”
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