DEMOLITION work is underway at a former library building in Taunton.

The vacant premises, which used to house Priorswood Library, off Eastwick Road, are being taken down by Bath Demolition Ltd.

The £63,564 contract was awarded to the company in October by Somerset County Council.

The work also involves constructing a new path.

Priorswood Library relocated from the building to the nearby former Hillside Children's Centre in 2013 and was saved from closure through an agreement between the council and the Friends of Priorswood Library.

The building being demolished has also housed the Home Furniture Service Trust.