Demolition work underway at Spillers Mill in Newcastle.
Work has begun to ready a landmark Tyneside building for demolition. The 36.5 metre high concrete Spillers Mill on Newcastle’s quayside was home to flour production from the 1930s until 2007. More recently, it hit the headlines when a fire broke out at the facility back in August last year.
At the height of production 500 people worked at the site, which milled flour used in one in 10 loaves of bread baked in the UK. American owners ADM said there was no future for the building in its present form.
Once the mill is demolished, the prime riverside site, which is owned by the Port of Tyne, is expected to be redeveloped.
Mick Chapman, contracts manager for demolition firm DSL, said the main structure would be tackled once asbestos had been removed.
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