Shame on you #SolihullCouncil for destoying our Brutalist built heritage…..Buildings should be recycled NOT destroyed in my opinion…..
The Powergen building, in Shirley Solihull, was vacated in 1995, when the council refused planning permission for the CEGB to extend this striking Madinbuilding. It employed 1000 people and many shops closed due to this loss of trade.
Explore the remarkable interior of this building, immortalised unofficially by a group of young explorers who made a fascinating video, recorded on site. Here are three of the most striking photographs taken from that film: :
catering
entrance
ceiling
And last Thursday accomplished amateur photographers, Shirley’s Ann & Malcolm Turner, sent this photograph of the demolition process.
After years of neglect, demolition started, due to a decision taken by Solihull council, commercial partners of Asda.
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keithbracey 