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Demolition works begin at former Body Shop HQ

Patrick Barlow
BBC News, South East
Eddie Mitchell An aerial image of demolition works on a square building with a dark green roof. The building is surrounded by cranes and has a chunk taken out of its side. the roof has a number of triangular layers.Eddie Mitchell
Eddie Mitchell An aerial image of demolition works on a square building with a dark green roof. The building is surrounded by cranes and has a chunk taken out of its side. the roof has a number of triangular layers.Eddie Mitchell
Work to demolish the former headquarters of The Body Shop in Littlehampton has begun
The former Body Shop offices were home to the beauty brand for decades

Demolition works have begun at the former headquarters of The Body Shop.

The ethical beauty brand moved out of its base in Littlehampton last year after decades in the West Sussex town.

Works began on Tuesday to demolish the striking building with its green roof in Watersmead Drive, next to the junction known locally as the "Body Shop roundabout".

The Body Shop announced in October last year that it was relocating its head offices to Brighton, where founder Dame Anita Roddick opened the brand's first store in 1976.

Residents in the town previously told BBC Radio Sussex that they were "shocked" by the decision to relocate.

The move comes after the business's UK stores were saved from administration by a consortium led by British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania.

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