The site of Newcastle's former Stack venue looks almost unrecognisable following works to dismantle the shipping container village.
Just one last block of containers remains on the Pilgrim Street site following almost a month's worth of work to take down the venue.
The popular food and drink hub in the city centre closed for good at midnight on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2, to make way for a huge HMRC office block. Just days later, contractors began efforts to clear the area so the new development could take its place.
The city centre offices will house 9,000 members of staff who will move from the current offices in Longbenton and Washington. Once complete, the new headquarters will take over a huge patch of land around Pilgrim Street, John Dobson Street, Market Street, and New Bridge Street West.
Now, the former Stack site is almost bare, with just the shell of the scaffolding remaining around the perimeter of the area while the final stages of demolishing work are completed. One last block of containers remains which appear to be the former offices of the Stack management team.
It comes as work began last week to tear down the neighbouring Commercial Union House building as part of the Pilgrim’s Quarter development. The northern section of Pilgrim Street will be shut for seven weeks while demolition work is carried out.
The nearby Bamburgh House will also be demolished, as will the interior of the Art Deco Carliol House as part of the Pilgrim’s Quarter development, due to be completed by 2027.
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