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| Demolition day for Glencairn Tower in Motherwell | Demolition day for Glencairn Tower in Motherwell |
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| A well-known Lanarkshire landmark is due to disappear from the skyline later. | A well-known Lanarkshire landmark is due to disappear from the skyline later. |
| A controlled explosion will be used in the "blow-down" of the 17-storey Glencairn Tower block in Motherwell. | |
| It was built in the 1960s and is being removed to make way for new low-rise affordable housing. | |
| As part of an art project organised by a local minister, the tower had various images celebrating its history projected onto it ahead of demolition. | As part of an art project organised by a local minister, the tower had various images celebrating its history projected onto it ahead of demolition. |
| Former Glencairn resident Jack Daly, who moved in when he was six years old, told BBC Scotland that when the tower was completed in 1964 it was seen as a modern and exciting place to live. | Former Glencairn resident Jack Daly, who moved in when he was six years old, told BBC Scotland that when the tower was completed in 1964 it was seen as a modern and exciting place to live. |
| "Getting a house within Glencairn was a real prize," he said. | "Getting a house within Glencairn was a real prize," he said. |
| "It was a world away from everything we had been brought up in. | "It was a world away from everything we had been brought up in. |
| "When we walked in everything was brand new - a fresh coat of paint, there were tiles on the floor, new bathrooms and kitchens and under-floor heating. | "When we walked in everything was brand new - a fresh coat of paint, there were tiles on the floor, new bathrooms and kitchens and under-floor heating. |
| "All of that was nothing like where we had come from." | "All of that was nothing like where we had come from." |
| An exclusion zone will be set up around the tower on Sunday with residents asked to leave their homes and businesses while the explosion is carried out. | |
| Road closures will also be in place. | |
| A spokesman for North Lanarkshire Council said: "Due to security arrangements we can't release the exact time of the blow-down. | |
| "A number of checks have to take place once residents and businesses have vacated all buildings within the exclusion zone. | |
| "The blow-down will take place once these are complete." |