And today, we are taking a look back on school and college buildings which faced the bulldozers.
It’s the trigger for us to look at buildings from the past such as structures at St Hild’s, Cleveland College of Art and Design and Hartlepool College of Further Education.
Did you learn at any of them? Do these photos bring back poignant memories? Take a look and then get in touch with your memories.
1. Demolished in 2009
The motor engineering department at Hartlepool College of Further Education. It was lost to the bulldozers 12 years ago. Photo: FLR
2. Demolition under way
Demolition starts on these English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College buildings. It's a photo from 2020. Photo: Frank Reid
3. Farewell to Henry Smiths
The bulldozers began the demolition of Henry Smiths School 16 years ago. Did you go to school there? Photo: TC
4. A demolition scene in Church Square
End of an era for these buildings at the former Cleveland College of Art and Design building in Church Square in 2017. Photo: Frank Reid