Demolition begins at Gregory's Girl's Abronhill High school

Bulldozers are flattening Abronhill High in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire Closure was approved as part of plan to merge two schools in the area Campaign group raised 5,500 to start legal action but dropped the case Many scenes from the 1981 Bill Forsyth film were shot at the school

By Steph Cockroft for MailOnline

Published: 12:11 EST, 18 November 2014 | Updated: 17:29 EST, 18 November 2014

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A school that was made famous in the film Gregory's Girl is being flattened by demolition crews, despite a desperate campaign to keep it open.

Bulldozers today began tearing down Abronhill High in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, where the 1981 Bill Forsyth film was shot.

The work - expected to last one week - comes after parents and campaigners threatened to take legal action in a bid to keep the school open.

Bulldozers have started tearing down Abronhill High in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, where they filmed the 1981 comedy Gregory's Girl

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