Engineers spent a day dismantling a huge crane at a new housing development in Colindale - as captured in this time-lapse video.

Fairview New Homes installed cameras at its Pulse development, in Colindale Lane, to film the crane being taken down.

The footage was then condensed into a four-minute video.

Fairview sales and marketing director Jim Holliday said: “We often find these landmark events draw a crowd at various times during the day. We thought it would be fascinating for us and the wider public to be able to witness the entire process on video.”

Time lapse footage of the crane being dismantled

The Pulse development is now entering its final stages and will include more than 900 apartments once work is complete.

The crane was removed from Block P at Pulse, which is nearing completion. Work is also underway on the final phase of two apartment blocks, known as Varsity at Pulse.