Ex-beet factory is fading from view

These dramatic photographs show how a landmark is slowly disappearing from view after the closure of Shropshire's sugar beet factory. Work has been taking place over the last couple of weeks to dismantle buildings at the British Sugar site at Allscott, near Wellington. And the removal of the large metal juice tankers has been captured on film.nextpage

British Sugar spokesman John Smith said the site, which is still being used for storage and distribution, was being demolished over the coming months as part of a 32-week programme. He said the firm did not, as yet, have a definite future for the 350-acre site, which closed early last year with the loss of 117 jobs.nextpage

A "mini-town" development has been proposed. Resident Andrew Cunningham, 34, who lives nearby, said: "Over the last two weeks they have been working on a daily basis using giant scissors on the end of a crane and cutting pieces of the juice tanks away. When I get home every night clearly visible progress has been made. It's known locally as a landmark and the landscape will not be the same again." Read more in the Shropshire Star