Newcastle’s Cruddas Park tower blocks to be demolished
Work will begin this week to demolish high rise flats that have dominated Newcastle’s skyline since the 1960s. The tower blocks in Cruddas Park went up as part of T Dan Smith’s vision for a “city in the sky”.
Work to dismantle five of the housing blocks will take around nine months.
The Beeches, The Poplars, The Willows, King’s Meadows, and Haughton Court will come down as efforts to regenerate the area, now known as Riverside Dene, continue.
David Slater, executive director for the environment and regeneration at the city council, said work would now be geared towards attracting businesses to the area.
“Clearing the empty blocks is the next step in attracting new investment to the area,” he said. “It’s important that we do this now so we can continue with our work to make Riverside Dene an attractive place to live and work. The next step will be to talk to ward members and local people about the proposals for the area.”
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