Going, going... gone: Just the clock tower left after Wolverhampton Goodyear demolition

The last remaining pieces of the historic Goodyear factory have, at last, been torn down.

Buildings at the landmark factory have now completely disappeared from view on Bushbury Lane as developer St Modwen clears the site to make way for hundreds of new homes.

Only the Goodyear clock tower remains, which will become the focal point of the new development.

The tyre giant, synonymous with the city for almost a century, closed its doors for the final time in summer 2017.

Diggers begun clawing away at remaining buildings earlier this year, and now virtually all trace of the plant which once employed thousands of people in the city has disappeared.

The end of the demolition work has prompted residents to share their memories, with one local saying she felt some sadness watching the final brickwork being pulled down.

Gemma Perry, age 38, is currently on maternity leave. She said it was emotional to watch the view from her bedroom window change every morning.

"I felt sad watching an end of a generation," she said.

"My grandad Samuel James Cox worked there 1955 till 1975 then many uncles of mine also worked there, and my step father.

"Goodyear has been a part of the Cox family and surrounding families in Wolverhampton for a long time.

"We grew up going to their yearly events held on the field - some really happy memories as a child growing up.

"Some hardworking men provided for their families there - it's sad to see Goodyear go."

She added: "There was a large brickwork in yellow bricks saying Goodyear on the building which I watched some men take down carefully, a section at a time, brick by brick to save the wording.

"I'm guessing they are preserving the bricks and we will see them arise on a new wall or building which would be amazing.

"The building had started stripping various metals months ago and removing windows but the building came down pretty fast.

"Now all we can see is rubble ready to be cleared for new homes."

More than 200 homes will eventually be built on the site.

The plant, which in recent years produced rubber compounds for tyre factories overseas as well as retread tyres, closed for the final time last August when 12 remaining workers completed their final shifts.

The closure of the plant was announced in 2015 after years of scaling down, resulting in the loss of 330 jobs - it was concluded the site had become unprofitable. More than 1,000 people signed a petition calling for it to be saved.

Since the closure thousands of pounds has been donated to good causes from the Goodyear workers’ 5/344 Transport and General Workers Union Benevolent Fund, including vital medical equipment for New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and a £1.5 million donation to help extend Compton Hospice.

The Goodyear workers’ fund was built up over more than 30 years from sick and distress pay.