Watch demolition at Station Hill as redevelopment continues

Progress on the Station Hill development continues at pace and one man got up close and personal with the demolition equipment.

Mark Anthony took the video of the work in Garrard Street and he's soundtracked it to music produced by his son.

Mr Anthony, who runs the DemolitionNews website, makes it his hobby to see what work is going on around the country.

Station Hill is a 900,000 square foot development which is due to have shops and up to 300 flats included.

It is being developed by Stanhope and Benson Elliott with TE Scudder carrying out the demolition.

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Jason Margrave, director at Stanhope, said: "This is an important milestone in the transformation of an area that will ultimately become the heart of Reading.

"Reading is the commercial capital of the Thames Valley, making this site one of the most important schemes in the South East.

"We are pleased to be working with Scudder and moving forward with the preparatory work on site. As respected industry experts, Scudders expertise in complex demolition projects will prove invaluable in this town centre site."

Demolition includes the final days for Top Rank, which was a much-loved nightclub in the town.

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Watch demolition at Station Hill as redevelopment continues