Sixteen-storey tower demolished in Coventry

8 July 2012 Last updated at 12:25 ET Help

The former Massey Ferguson tower in Tile Hill, Coventry, has been demolished in a controlled explosion.

Richard Oldroyd, of developer Persimmon Homes South Midlands, said 1,000 homes would be built on the old tractor factory site.

The 16-storey tower, built in the 1960s, closed with the factory in 2003.

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