In the centre of Lewes at the moment, a machine resembling a dinosaur is tearing-down the former Magistrates Court, as it was deemed surplus to requirements within only a couple of decades of being planned and built. It was an example of some fine design and brickwork craftsmanship.
It appears a pity that more of what are relatively new materials, can not be salvaged and reused – tiles, some of the internal wooden fixtures, instead of simply being recycled, much of it presumably into hardcore. A more proactive approach should be taken in respect of the building and commissioning of new building that takes into account their lifespan and the carbon footprint of their construction. A huge amount of energy was expended in the production of all those thousands of bricks, tiles and steel for such a short lifespan.