2014

ST3187 : Capitol Car Park – after demolition (5)

taken 13 years ago, near to Newport/Casnewydd, Wales

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Capitol Car Park – after demolition (5)
Capitol Car Park – after demolition (5)
Six weeks after the demolition by explosives of the Capitol Car Park Link the rubble has almost gone.
Capitol Car Park, Newport – demolition

This 1960's built car park in the centre of Newport was demolished on 12th January 2014 in preparation of the site for the Friars Walk retail and leisure scheme.
35Kg of explosives were detonated and the building collapsed in 6 seconds.
The car park was fronted by a bus station and an earlier view can be seen here Link .


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Place: Newport other tags: Car Park Demolition Rubble Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Car Park [124] Other Photos: · Friars Walk development, Newport · Construction of Friars Walk, Newport ·
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ST3187, 1754 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Drayton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 26 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 27 February, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 3130 8798 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.1881N 2:59.5792W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 3134 8789
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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