Going, going, gone....Feethams Twin Towers

We all knew that the Twin Towers were doomed. Paul's last posting from Esh Developments told us that they would go this week, and they did. The moment was both sad and spectacular as the hydraulic arm of the digger embraced the first tower. It fell with a thud and a cloud of dust, bringing to an end 100 years of football architecture here in Darlington's South Terrace.

Residents have expressed mixed views. Some regarded them with affection, reminiscent of the days when life was simpler and strings of dedicated football fans queued at the turnstiles. Others regarded them as ugly and outdated. Certainly, the working days of the Twin Towers had passed - without football to draw the crowds, and most certainly with the strictures of health and safety to condemn them. 

Perhaps both groups will find solace in the fact that they are to be re-built in an 'as yet' secret location nearby.