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A self-made scrap entrepreneur demolishes his own childhood home in Preston to build a new house for his sister.

Scrap Kings

Hammering a New Home

An old swimming pool in Surrey has reached its day of reckoning and must be removed to make room for two new houses.

Swimming Pool

The front section of a retired military aircraft is preserved for an aviation museum while the tail end departs for a scrap destination in Kent.

Warfare Recycle

Over 300 flats spread across five high-rise towers must be brought to the ground for new home development in Bradford, and in Somerset, a dog lover commissions a scrap sculptor to build a life-size memorial of her beloved German Shepherd.

Five Tower Tumble

A derelict, century-old school in Kettering is on the verge of permanent expulsion as a crew prepares for demolition; in Edinburgh, a team of metal sculptors hunt for maritime scrap to create a commissioned river dwelling mermaid.

Brink of Collapse

Speed is the name of the game in Preston, Lancashire, as a now defunct lorry garage needs to be quickly demolished; in West Sussex, a former blacksmith hunts for the scrap metal ingredients to craft a commissioned Jellyfish sculpture.

Depot Demolition

The former top secret site of the Ministry of Defense in Buckinghamshire is slated for demolition beginning with an enormous gym and a social club; in Margate, motorcycle enthusiasts compete for a scrap metal trophy built from old bike parts.

Wilton Park

One of the tallest buildings in Suffolk is demolished to build a new storage facility for shipping containers, and in Stafford, a metalworker transforms an old ambulance and motorcycle parts into a creative dining table.

Anzani House

An infamous and condemned seaside hotel undergoes a brick-by-brick demolition in Blackpool to save part of its history.

George Hotel Takedown

A huge concrete police station in Wales is blown apart to make way for a supermarket; in Dorset, England, scrap agricultural steel grows into a statue.

Wrexham Blowdown

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