Eagle-eyed Bracknell residents will have spotted a demolition machine moving in on Winchester House in Bracknell Town Centre as demolition gets underway.
Mark Gibson sent us photos of the crane arriving at the former home of 3M.
A source on site said: "The 'cruncher' is a 50m reach demolition machine fitted with a munching arm.
"As Winchester House is 54 metres high it is planned to have a four metre platform of building rubble for it to sit on."
Picture Gallery: Take a look around Bracknell's infamous Winchester House
The machine, a Hitachi EX1200 long reach, weighs approximately 108 metric tonnes and has a top travelling speed of 2.2mph.
777 Group, the company supplying the machine at Winchester House, have used 'the cruncher' on similar projects in Bournemouth and Gateshead as you can see in the video below.
The diverse machine can also be used for excavation and has seen use at quarries and dredging riverbeds.
At the end of September, The Bracknell Times' Jennie Slevin reported: "Hoardings closing off Bracknell s most notorious eyesore are expected to be put in place next week ahead of its demolition.
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Winchester House demolition: 'Cruncher' on site as work begins on Bracknell eye-sore
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