Market was the preferred site for the new bus station and that work to build the new bus station could start as soon as September 2012. The building was expected to be finished by May 2013, although the date of completion was later delayed. At the time of this announcement it was claimed by the council that the cost of refurbishing the Greyfriars building would be over £30 million, with currently £500,000 spent on superficial maintenance. Greyfriars closed after the final bus services on 1 March 2014, with North Gate opening the following day. Redevelopment Demolition work within Greyfriars House began in March 2013 with works to strip the interiors of the office spaces and clearing of the overgrown landscaped courtyards within the office complex, which had lain untended since Barclaycard vacated some 16 years earlier. The bus station was demolished on Sunday 15 March 2015 in a controlled implosion by DSM Demolition. using over 2,000 separate charges. 414 properties were evacuated and the Grosvernor shopping centre was closed the night before. The demolition was scheduled to take place at an unannounced time between 08:00am and 10:00am, and occurred at approximately 09:40am. Gallery References External links Eyesore or gem - Greyfriars bus station BBC News Magazine Former bus stations Brutalist architecture in England Bus stations in England Transport in Northamptonshire Transport infrastructure completed in 1976 Buildings and structures demolished in 2015 1976 establishments in England 2014 disestablishments in England Demolished buildings and structures in England Buildings and structures in Northampton Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion