Video footage charts progress of works to pave way for London’s Crossrail project.
We were there the night the final curtain came down at London’s famous Astoria music venue and now, 18 months later, we can bring you a high-speed, time-lapse video showing the demolition of the Astoria and the neighbouring 157-167 Charing Cross Road.
The video below, which comes courtesy of London Underground, was shot by the Centre Point cam.
The demolition work both here and at the Goslett Yard site, undertaken by McGee Group, is now complete. Now that the ground has been cleared, construction of a temporary EDF substation is underway on the Astoria site.
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