having stood for more than 60 years, the dorman long tower has been a symbol of teesside�*s industriala week after being listed by conservation body historic england, it has been d—listed — this former coal store, part of southbank�*s coke ovens and the former redcar steelworks, found not to be of any great architectural interest and in a state of some disrepair. for tees valley�*s mayor, who controls the site, relief. the tower could be in the way of a new wind turbine factory, promisingjobs. we have to prioritise giving people opportunities and jobs, and 2,000 jobs are not to be sniffed at. those people who say that this is a piece of heritage, my argument would be that teesside�*s heritage is in the structures that built the world — one world trade center, the shard, the sydney harbour bridge. those are the things we should be taking pride in. signing off the d—listing of the dorman long tower was the first act of the new culture secretary, nadine dorries. the race is now on to prepare the 1950s tower for demolition early tomorrow morning. three other structures will also come down,

signing off the delisting of the dorman long tower was the first act of the new culture secretary, nadinege builder a famous name, building — amongst other things — the sydney harbour bridge. archive: a steamer puts out to sea, while on the roadway a stream - of motor traffic glides by, - and all around is a web of steel spun by the industry of men. the industry of men on teesside, of course, when iron, steel and chemicals defined the area. for some, then, demolition seems like a severing of the link with the glorious industrial past — certainly so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today. it�*s a receptacle of so many memories for so many people here through generations, looking back on their forebears who have worked here, and i don�*t know if we can throw all of that away. we're very proud of it at teesside. we'll go to sites and we proudly say we built the world. how can we remember that? other thanjust singing songs about it, i think we actually need to... i think we deserve at least part of it's keeping. the tower would have cost £9 million to maintain, so demolition beckons — blo

signing off on the destruction of the dorman long tower was the first act of the new culture secretarylition early tomorrow morning. three other structures will also come down, but the dorman long tower will be most missed. the former bridge builder a famous name, building amongst other things the sydney harbour bridge. steamer puts out to see while on the roadway, a stream of road traffic glides by and all around is a web of steel strong by the industry of men. on teesside, of course, i and steel and chemicals defined the area. for some, then, demolition seems like a severing of the link with the glorious industrial past. certainly so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today. so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today-— so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today. it's a receptacle of so many memories _ look today. it's a receptacle of so many memories for _ look today. it's a receptacle of so many memories for so _ look today. it's a receptacle of so many memories for so many - look today. it's a receptacle of so i many memories for so many people here's four generations, look

among others, the dorman long tower in redcar, stripped of its listing, and demolished a week ago.brate that enough. perhaps ironically, new houses will now be built on the stewartby site. historic england did advise against this demolition but said decisions are made by the local authority. bedford borough council said that evidence showed the chimneys could be unsafe, and a legal agreement means a replica chimney must be built here so the site's historic importance isn't lost. the chimney�*s bricks have now become souvenirs. it is the end of an era. but it's also the beginning of a new chapter. jo black, bbc news. you love those pictures, don't you? it's great to watch, i understand it divides opinion but it's great to watch. �* , , ., , divides opinion but it's great to watch. �*, , , , watch. let's explain these sheep behind us! _ matt baker has been presenting television shows for the last 20 years and he's turned his hand to producing and his first love however is farming. he moved back to his family farm near durham last year and now he's written a book about it. goodman, lo