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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 .
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 .
Created: Tue, 14 Jan 2014, Updated: Tue, 14 Jan 2014
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