Talk of the Tyne

As New Model Army would have it..

They started work this morning down at city square
They're pulling down the statues of our great grandfather's hero
The new books said he wasn't such a great man after all
And anyway remember that the times they are a-changing  

Or in other words, the Talk of the Tyne building in Gateshead, that despite being an odd-looking thing, is something that's been there through all my childhood and it still feels a bit weird seeing it demolished.

But I'd take a sledgehammer to the carpark myself if they asked...

Anyway, I've written a little piece on the Talk of the Tyne which includes some photos during the demolition process.