One of the Tyne Valley's most recognisable buildings is being torn down to make way for a new structure.
The former Queen Elizabeth High School building in Hexham is being bulldozed to make way for the next phase of its replacement, which stands nearby to the west.
The new school, which also includes buildings for Hexham Middle School, was completed in September last year after a slight delay.
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Generations of pupils went to the school which first opened in 1965, before expanding into the retained Grade-II listed Hydro building in 1976.
However, after years of use the building began to show its age, and when Northumberland County Council finally greenlit plans for a £36m new development in 2019 it was described as long overdue in some quarters, with a consensus that the school was in dire need of an upgrade.
The new development includes both the significantly updated middle and high school, as well as a 3G pitch, new six and two-court halls which the wider community will benefit from and separate external multi-use games areas.
Both schools are operated by the Hadrian Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust.
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