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WITH demolition work finally about to start at the former Mansfield Brewery site, Chad has been given a guided tour inside its crumbling buildings.
We were shown round parts of the six-acre Great Central Road plant yesterday as demolition firm the
Cuddy Group prepares to completely clear the area — which has been a magnet for vandals, firebugs and drug users since the brewery closed in 2001 after 146 years of production.
- Click the green 'play' icon to watch a video report on the demolition.
The latest blaze happened just weeks ago, but
Mansfield District Council has been awarded £500,000 from the
East Midlands Development Agency to demolish the unsafe buildings.
MonthsDemolition work is expected to last a number of months and will see the entire site cleared, including the eight-storey high main building, brick chimney, bottling plants and offices.
And taking part in the tour was a former brewery worker Teresa Morgan, who worked in the distribution centre and is now involved in its demolition as an assistant engineer for the council.
- The council has approved planning guidance to aid potential developers of the site — which sets out a vision for a development with offices, leisure activities and residential use.
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