Iconic Dorman Long Tower Is Demolished

REDCAR, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: The 55 metre high Dorman Long Tower at Southbank on the former Redcar steelworks site is razed in a controlled demolition on September 19, 2021 in Redcar, England. The Dorman Long tower, a coal bunker, conveyor system and a chimney were demolished at the site early on Sunday morning as part of the development plans for the former Teesworks site by the South Tees Development Corporation - part of Mayor Ben Houchen's Tees Valley Combined Authority. Redcar and Cleveland Council recently gave the go-ahead to demolish the iconic 1950's Dorman Long tower on the former steelworks site but Historic England later confirmed it had awarded Grade II Listed status to the building which temporarily stopped demolition plans for the tower. Within the last few days it has since been stripped of that protection after the intervention of new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and demolition plans continued. (Footage by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)