Cavendish House unrecognisable in new demolition photos

This aerial photograph shows the scale of demolition at an eyesore Black Country tower block.

Cavendish House, located near Duncan Edwards Way in Dudley, is being taking down piece by piece.

The demolition has been a long time coming. For years it has stood empty as a blot on Dudley's landscape.

Now, it will soon be a piece of history. Work is ongoing to tear down the multi-storey building. This is despite the coronavirus outbreak and Government lockdown.

It is being taken apart brick by brick. Ground crews remain on site chipping away.

Now just a chunk of the once-towering building remains.

The Express & Star's photograph, taken by chief photographer Tim Thursfield, shows large diggers surrounding Cavendish House, with Dudley Castle seen in the background.

A multi-million-pound development is planned on the site of Cavendish House, once the demolition work is complete.

It will also be another piece in the jigsaw of an ongoing transformation of Dudley's town centre.

The regeneration also includes a new West Midlands Metro tram line, which is set to open by 2023.

The light rail service will travel on an old rail line - which is being brought back into service - between Brierley Hill and Wednesbury, passing through Dudley.

There will be planned tram stops in the town. One will be located in-between the Black Country Living Museum and Dudley Zoo, known as Station Drive, followed by a stop in town centre, at the current bus station, and the next one will be located on Flood Street, where a new leisure centre is planned.