{"id":31350,"date":"2021-10-05T17:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31350"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:26:24","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-listed-stewartby-brickworks-chimneys-demolition-captured-on-spectacular-drone-footage-for-more-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31350","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage\u00a0from the doorstep\u2019: Listed Stewartby Brickworks chimneys demolition \u2018captured on spectacular drone footage\u2019\u2026 for more housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stewartby Brickworks chimneys, part of what was once the largest brickworks in the world, have been demolished, an act recorded for posterity as reported by <em>BedfordshireLive.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 One by one, the tall structures, which stood up to 70m (230ft), are shown collapsing\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>BedfordshireLive<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>An incredible aerial video has captured the moment the four chimneys of Stewartby Brickworks were brought down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Drone footage shows the amazing view of the towers disappearing from the Bedfordshire landscape as they were demolished in succession.<\/p>\n<p>The demolition took place this afternoon (Sunday, September 26) at the village of Stewartby near Bedford.<\/p>\n<p>The chimneys were demolished due to safety concerns, despite opposition by Historic England.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic landmark overlooked the village of Stewartby for more than 100 years, a remnant of a local industry that once was the largest brickworks in the world.<\/p>\n<p>New homes and buildings will be erected in their stead\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>The videographer was legally allowed to be there as the client they had been working for had gained permission.<\/p>\n<p>One by one, the tall structures, which stood up to 70m (230ft), are shown collapsing &#8211; a demonstration of the mightiness and the fragility of their construction at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk\/news\/bedfordshire-news\/stewartby-brickworks-chimneys-demolition-captured-5972524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk\/news\/bedfordshire-news\/crowds-watch-historic-stewartby-brickworks-5972071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more background<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stewartby Brickworks chimneys, part of what was once the largest brickworks in the world, have been demolished, an act recorded for posterity as reported by BedfordshireLive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31350"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38144,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31350\/revisions\/38144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}