Disgusting mate. We all know what went on here. There needs to be a thorough criminal investigation but I won't hold my breath. The whole thing sickens me to the stomach. Really touching video and a nice tribute to the famous old pub 😪
Imagine this building has stood the test of time standing for 259 years but couldn't survive the absolute scum that blight our lives in these unfortunate times we are living in today
Am I really the only one tonight who’s sat and cried over the news of its demolition tonight, it’s heartbreaking, it’s a huge part of us gone, am absolutely fuming yet sad to see this happen to our heritage xxxxx
A rare gem, one of its kind in this country lost and we all know why it happened, this broke me seeing these treasures have no protection and it being grade II listed aswell, I agree they need some kind of protection so this stuff don’t happen, it’s obviously was burnt down so it could get rid of but this beautiful building is a rare treasure and it should of stayed. I had the privilege to go here on a few occasions and one was paranormal investigation, the spirits there will be at a loss, believe it or not they exist there and will haunt whatever will be build there, karma! Thank you for posting this beautiful yet emotional video, the crooked house will always be alive there with all the memories we all have of it and whatever will be built there hope the council declines all future planning permissions that go ahead for this location and karma will come back 10 fold! Love this location, will always carry it with me
Don't think they will be protected the government doesn't care for our past, I read an article saying that the tax payer is funding millions of pounds for the protection of mosques yet churches in the countryside are having the lead stripped from the roofs during the night.
watching this after just finding out it's been knocked down. Literally crying, lived and worked there for 4 years, met my wife, there, proposed to her there and had my son there!!! Absolutley gutted!!!!
Very sad to see this iconic building gutted. I hope that whoever is responsible for this building catching fire and burning to the ground is taken to task for destroying such an important Black Country heritage asset.
Even if it had been left and housing built around it, that would have been a fantastic development with a wonderful local pub, I would be proud to have that close to me.
The Crooked house is one of the black countries landmarks like dudley castle, himley hall, red house glass cone, mushroom green chain shop and the bonded warehouse and i think it should be saved for future generations to come if not on it's original site. it should be moved nearby and rebuilt. there must be someone out there with the money to save it.
Absolutely devastated about this. They've actually demolished it now. No one's coming forward to claim who went in and tore it down. I hope someone suffers for it!
totally agree but the council and the politicians have got to act now as its gathered a lot of attention, love how they turn up when the cameras start rolling!!
Great video mate, have you heard about the antique grandfather clock that was taken out of the pub two days before it was set on fire seems to be too much of a coincidence. They take out the valuables just before it burns down how can people get away with these sort of things money talks i suppose. What a shame though i was in there not long before it closed to many places are being lost and once they are gone that's it we lose all our heritage . Thanks again jab for the video
This is likely to have been done so houses or buildings can he built in the site. Planning permission for old buildings to be demolished is usually denied. We had one 200 Yr old victorian large building that building contractors wanted gone. Building was listed so not allowed to demolish it. The very next week or so it spontaneously combusted. What was left demolished 4 or 5 houses were built on the site within a year.
Their needs to be law, If a listed building suddenly bursts into flame , a no build/ development order on remaining site for 25 years. Take the incentive to torch it away. I know a few pubs that have self combustion, all listed...
That would be a start, but this one wasn't listed though. Even then, 25 years is nothing to a large company sitting on a vast land bank. I have underpants that were bought 25 years ago!
Thank you for this video. It was a crime. The new owners had already had the building stripped bare of lead, copper and anything of value. And then just took the p*ss. It wouldn't surprise me if any new build they tried to put up on this land suffered the same fate going by us locals feelings. Really angry and even if the law won't do anything about it the people should.
I really hope the locals have such strong feelings, and whatever replaces the pub has a similarly unfortunate conflagration. Sadly, I know it won't, this incident will be forgotten tomorrow, maybe this afternoon, and the focus will shift to some other quirky landmark with an unsure future (with a certain arson attack in the near future). I wish this pub would be the catalyst to real action on this type of thing, which is quietly encouraged by developers, but I doubt it...
it is snowballing now the cameras then the politicians maybe for the wrong reasons but action is action and all publicity is good publicity in these matters
As said, the risk is that the anger abates and the news cycle moves on. Write to your MP and keep momentum - It has worked before (Carlton Tavern) but I agree the chances are slim.
Sad to see, I remember it well. I agree with you entirely, it's obviously well dodgy. won't hold my breath that the truth comes out or anything gets done.
Its been shown on BBC Midlands news just that the road to the pub was deliberatelky blocked by tipper lorry loads of soil being dumped across it to prevent the fire engines reaching it. That does not 'just happen' - it was very clearly premeditated and would require a fair degree of organisation. So who is most likely to benefit from such activity, leading to the destruction of a Grade 11 listed building which has just changed hands? Think about it.......
As a Gornal bloke born and bread it’s very upsetting for me to see this. The history of this place encompasses what the Black Country was and is, for it to be burnt out then demolished is just wrong. Let’s hope the individuals who caused this meet a similar fate.
There is a Victorian villa on Marton Road on the outskirts of Middlesbrough it was where E W Hornung was brought up he was the author of the Raffles novels, it became the head office of an engineering company in the 1980s and now it stands empty I'm just waiting for it to mysterious burn down overnight like so many other on that road only to be replaced by flats and care homes.
Want to see the Crooked House rebuilt? It CAN be done ! Check out the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London which HAS BEEN totally and exactly rebuilt after it was demolished without permission in 2015
@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH great meet you earlier (bearded bloke who used to live there). Great to see so many people out in support, but some were clearly there to gawk and see what they could nick
Our Heritage as a Country Being Destroyed bit by bit by people who don't give a damn about anything other than a quick profit. Let's hope the new builds don't suffer a similar fate
I do not think for a minute they thought it would get the local and national media attention it has got. Even on Radio 4, in The Times and The Guardian.
yes just like the phenomenon of little boats surrounding napoleon's jail vessel off the english coast, we british sometimes underestimate the people's desire for right and justice, so glad its getting the attention now it deserved in its life. long live the crooked house!!! @@jayneunderwood1914
The 2 Leicestershire-based scumbags arrested by plod need sorting if they, as many think, were the protagonists. By sorting I mean charged, tried and if guilty, forced to pay for a re-build.
Was gutting seeing that. Being a brummy from small heath now in leamore Walsall seen mant pubs that mysterious burn down. 😒😔. Dif subject. Have you ever been to Linley wood? The troll of the wood? Sounds crazy I know. But I saw an old story after as kids 6 of us seeing something then forgetting it. Years later I Google what I saw and found a story that it was really a witnessed thing there by multiple people in past.
@@Priest92 Pelsall Walsall. I kniw it sounds mad but I didn't even Google what I saw till years later. We knocked our fire down an peed on it. We always browned a fire even when fishing by canal if we left. We looked bk an fire was in triangle an face was illuminated in bush behind. I knew nothing of old story. But bored one day googled it. An saw a troll like face we all saw an ran away from like l girls. 🤣
Since when does a thriving pub close down, its decor was like a nightmare from the 60s and there was not enough customers to make a living, to late to get sentimental now !
I disagree it was a victim of a sustained image attack by people wishing to buy and destroy it... the path to it was made un sightly amd un safe on purpose thr inside was a treat to see for any true history lover a real marvel .. I see your point. But I must disagree
A new company had taken over and bought this.. BEFORE THE FIRE?? I went past the other day an it's been flattened now?? Insurance job by greedy rich people who have no connection to our aera.. This building should have been listed as its legendary in the Blackcountry👍👍
Jamie can you do an abandoned building on moor street? Just down the road from the old library past the bridge and by the moor fryer there is and abandoned building there.
It is so sad to see this beautiful pub like this however we need to find a way to fight this to have it rebuilt and get it done the black country way 👍
And the old grandfather clock!!!!! Where’s it gone? Apparently removed a few days before fire, find this and you’ve got the culprit 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉also trace the digger hiree!!!
Good luck sifting through a pile of rubble to solve this one. Nobody died, or was even injured, the police aren't going to waste their time, even if there's a grinning do-as-you-likey standing across the road with a petrol can and a rag, laughing.
I used to use the crooked house now and then but as I'm no longer living in dudley moved away 3 years ago but is sad to see the crooked house either set on fire or if it was an electrical fault it does happen but i know what way I'm going on this
I would tell people as far away as Coventry that I was from Gornal and they would immediately say Crooked House , should be rebuilt we cannot allow criminals to benefit from this . If it’s not it should be ring fenced and never allowed to be built on so it’s a permanent pain in the backside to them .
A well reported video, The man circled at 5:43 was reported as saying he was looking for his dog, I can't see a dog lead in his hands, he seems more interested in the windows, look forward to any updates.
They've found links between the owners and the people who rented the demolishing equipment 😢 It's a shame the BCLM have no interest in this place either
Such a horrible crying shame that this as happened to such an iconic public house… I’m 100% convinced this is at the hands of arsonists… I hope they get turned down for building houses on the land. They should sink with the developer along with it!!
@@clairejf9142 It’s definitely heartbreaking & it’s very suspicious that it’s been demolished already!! They didn’t want it being investigated did they?
@@chrissiecole8541 The whole thing is suspicious as hell, I'm actually devastated, I grew up just up the road from it and spent many an afternoon there as a kid and as an adult. I can't believe it's been demolished already,its heartbreaking😢
@@clairejf9142 I grew up in Bromley Lane & spent many happy times down there & had many family get togethers there for meals too. Greed springs to mind & no thoughts for the many families who shared many happy times there.
@chrissiecole8541 So did I, so many happy memories. It meant so much to so many people and will be greatly missed. I almost feel like I've lost an old friend, I'm heartbroken 💔 These developers have no heart whatsoever, it's all about money. It's wrong on so many levels😪
Yup born in the black country but moved to new zealand when i was 3. really intresting learning the history of my homeland i hope to visit the black country next year!@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH
You are totally missing the point. There has been no planning consent for demolition so what's happened is illegal. Apart from that, thanks for the video.
Were you aware that the JCB which will be used to knock it down was ordered three days before it was set alight! Sounds like a case of arson, obstructing the emergency services etc.
no names no backtrack ,,, i worked in the reservation of listed properties ,,,, legislation is a pain in the #### cant do this cant do that cost is astronomical so one way out seen this done ,,," you fire it,,,, fire the heat generates destroys all building materials ( brick,,,concrete,,, steel,,,, so then the bulldozers move in a building shell can be restored . a pile of rubble cant,,,, then you sell the rubble to road building contactors the you can build your "new builds what ever,,,,, job done .. lovely jubbly ever ones a winner sometimes?????
Excellent reporting better than MSN.
In about a month the building was trashed, sold, set on fire and then bulldozed.
Follow the money
Disgusting mate. We all know what went on here. There needs to be a thorough criminal investigation but I won't hold my breath. The whole thing sickens me to the stomach.
Really touching video and a nice tribute to the famous old pub 😪
If houses or buildings spring up on the site . Your answer to what happened is staring you in the face.
Imagine this building has stood the test of time standing for 259 years but couldn't survive the absolute scum that blight our lives in these unfortunate times we are living in today
Am I really the only one tonight who’s sat and cried over the news of its demolition tonight, it’s heartbreaking, it’s a huge part of us gone, am absolutely fuming yet sad to see this happen to our heritage xxxxx
sorry it upset you wish it was n ot so such a shame
A rare gem, one of its kind in this country lost and we all know why it happened, this broke me seeing these treasures have no protection and it being grade II listed aswell, I agree they need some kind of protection so this stuff don’t happen, it’s obviously was burnt down so it could get rid of but this beautiful building is a rare treasure and it should of stayed. I had the privilege to go here on a few occasions and one was paranormal investigation, the spirits there will be at a loss, believe it or not they exist there and will haunt whatever will be build there, karma! Thank you for posting this beautiful yet emotional video, the crooked house will always be alive there with all the memories we all have of it and whatever will be built there hope the council declines all future planning permissions that go ahead for this location and karma will come back 10 fold! Love this location, will always carry it with me
Don't think they will be protected the government doesn't care for our past, I read an article saying that the tax payer is funding millions of pounds for the protection of mosques yet churches in the countryside are having the lead stripped from the roofs during the night.
watching this after just finding out it's been knocked down. Literally crying, lived and worked there for 4 years, met my wife, there, proposed to her there and had my son there!!! Absolutley gutted!!!!
We need to all give those rich scum hassle when they try to build there
sorry mate wish we could have saved it lets not loose any other buildings, if we can help it
Very sad to see this iconic building gutted. I hope that whoever is responsible for this building catching fire and burning to the ground is taken to task for destroying such an important Black Country heritage asset.
The evil bastards that did this cannot be allowed to profit from it. They should go to jail The pub should be re built, brick by brick.
Well said.
Nods and winks at the local masonic lodge with brown envelopes shifting around!!
This country is being raped by developers and its pure greed, amazing landmarks like this pub gone forever. Thank you for this well presented video.
yes 100% agree david well said
Even if it had been left and housing built around it, that would have been a fantastic development with a wonderful local pub, I would be proud to have that close to me.
The Crooked house is one of the black countries landmarks like dudley castle, himley hall, red house glass cone, mushroom green chain shop and the bonded warehouse and i think it should be saved for future generations to come if not on it's original site. it should be moved nearby and rebuilt. there must be someone out there with the money to save it.
the 8th wonder of the world mate well said
Another part of our Black Country heritage lost had some good times in the Crooked House
Absolutely devastated about this. They've actually demolished it now. No one's coming forward to claim who went in and tore it down. I hope someone suffers for it!
totally agree but the council and the politicians have got to act now as its gathered a lot of attention, love how they turn up when the cameras start rolling!!
Good video bud , your views are crazy well done mate on that aswell. Something definitely odd about all this shame it's been demolished
thanks drew and loving your content mate
Great video mate, have you heard about the antique grandfather clock that was taken out of the pub two days before it was set on fire seems to be too much of a coincidence. They take out the valuables just before it burns down how can people get away with these sort of things money talks i suppose. What a shame though i was in there not long before it closed to many places are being lost and once they are gone that's it we lose all our heritage . Thanks again jab for the video
Well done on the video mate . Your passion shines mate 👍
feel they are part of us , historic buildings that is, and when they get damaged it damages our own souls and community spirit
demolished earlier today, you can't tell me this was not all planned, wonder who gets the brown envelopes? so sad, you did your best mate
totally agree thanks for taking the time to give us your opinion
This is likely to have been done so houses or buildings can he built in the site. Planning permission for old buildings to be demolished is usually denied. We had one 200 Yr old victorian large building that building contractors wanted gone. Building was listed so not allowed to demolish it. The very next week or so it spontaneously combusted. What was left demolished 4 or 5 houses were built on the site within a year.
same old story rich hearing it all the time now , thanks for sharing your story with us
This is so sad. Had some good times in there. Would be great if it could be relocated to the Black Country Museum.
sadly too late now its rubble as you probably know
Their needs to be law, If a listed building suddenly bursts into flame , a no build/ development order on remaining site for 25 years. Take the incentive to torch it away. I know a few pubs that have self combustion, all listed...
That would be a start, but this one wasn't listed though. Even then, 25 years is nothing to a large company sitting on a vast land bank. I have underpants that were bought 25 years ago!
agree well said kuppus
Lovely tribute to a well loved pub.
Thanks
Thank you for this video. It was a crime. The new owners had already had the building stripped bare of lead, copper and anything of value. And then just took the p*ss. It wouldn't surprise me if any new build they tried to put up on this land suffered the same fate going by us locals feelings. Really angry and even if the law won't do anything about it the people should.
I really hope the locals have such strong feelings, and whatever replaces the pub has a similarly unfortunate conflagration. Sadly, I know it won't, this incident will be forgotten tomorrow, maybe this afternoon, and the focus will shift to some other quirky landmark with an unsure future (with a certain arson attack in the near future). I wish this pub would be the catalyst to real action on this type of thing, which is quietly encouraged by developers, but I doubt it...
well said mate
it is snowballing now the cameras then the politicians maybe for the wrong reasons but action is action and all publicity is good publicity in these matters
As said, the risk is that the anger abates and the news cycle moves on. Write to your MP and keep momentum - It has worked before (Carlton Tavern) but I agree the chances are slim.
Excellent reporting better than MSN.
In about a month the building was trashed, sold, set on fire and then bulldozed.
Follow the money.
Sad to see, I remember it well. I agree with you entirely, it's obviously well dodgy. won't hold my breath that the truth comes out or anything gets done.
Its been shown on BBC Midlands news just that the road to the pub was deliberatelky blocked by tipper lorry loads of soil being dumped across it to prevent the fire engines reaching it. That does not 'just happen' - it was very clearly premeditated and would require a fair degree of organisation. So who is most likely to benefit from such activity, leading to the destruction of a Grade 11 listed building which has just changed hands? Think about it.......
sadly the law will give a fine even if they get prosecuted law needs tightening up , thanks for comment john mate
As a Gornal bloke born and bread it’s very upsetting for me to see this. The history of this place encompasses what the Black Country was and is, for it to be burnt out then demolished is just wrong. Let’s hope the individuals who caused this meet a similar fate.
There is a Victorian villa on Marton Road on the outskirts of Middlesbrough it was where E W Hornung was brought up he was the author of the Raffles novels, it became the head office of an engineering company in the 1980s and now it stands empty I'm just waiting for it to mysterious burn down overnight like so many other on that road only to be replaced by flats and care homes.
Thanks for the brilliant video. I wish you had been able to do a follow up video, after it had been demolished.
Such a shame I went past Sunday morning but the road was closed off another loss to the Black Country.
Want to see the Crooked House rebuilt? It CAN be done ! Check out the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London which HAS BEEN totally and exactly rebuilt after it was demolished without permission in 2015
I really like all your videos they are so interesting & I enjoy all your videos aswell save the crooked house save the crooked house
Thanks Laura means a lot to have you support the channel
Those closing words were beautiful!! Propa bloke!!!
thanks mate really felt the power of the moment
@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH great meet you earlier (bearded bloke who used to live there). Great to see so many people out in support, but some were clearly there to gawk and see what they could nick
Such a crying shame, had some great times there 🥲
Gutted I only live 2 miles away 😢,was my 50th aswell on Saturday sad day to remember 😢
yes me too mate thanks for taking the time to watch the video
Stood for 258 years and was sold to private buyer and now it's go strange 🤔
wow thats a long time thanks for the info and thanks for taking the time out your day to watch my tribute
Great tribute mate 😢
Our Heritage as a Country Being Destroyed bit by bit by people who don't give a damn about anything other than a quick profit.
Let's hope the new builds don't suffer a similar fate
Well said and done Jamie.
thanks jayne means the world to me history and this makes me sick
Me too flower. Justice!
I do not think for a minute they thought it would get the local and national media attention it has got. Even on Radio 4, in The Times and The Guardian.
yes just like the phenomenon of little boats surrounding napoleon's jail vessel off the english coast, we british sometimes underestimate the people's desire for right and justice, so glad its getting the attention now it deserved in its life. long live the crooked house!!! @@jayneunderwood1914
Nice one mate HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE.....CROWEMAN
The 2 Leicestershire-based scumbags arrested by plod need sorting if they, as many think, were the protagonists. By sorting I mean charged, tried and if guilty, forced to pay for a re-build.
I agree 👍
The senior police and politicians are connected to these businessmen so it’s doubtful the culprits will be brought to justice.
At least they did prosecute .. they had to in the end ...it went global
Was gutting seeing that. Being a brummy from small heath now in leamore Walsall seen mant pubs that mysterious burn down. 😒😔. Dif subject. Have you ever been to Linley wood? The troll of the wood? Sounds crazy I know. But I saw an old story after as kids 6 of us seeing something then forgetting it. Years later I Google what I saw and found a story that it was really a witnessed thing there by multiple people in past.
wheres linley wood mate? never heard of that
thanks for the comment
@@Priest92 Pelsall Walsall. I kniw it sounds mad but I didn't even Google what I saw till years later. We knocked our fire down an peed on it. We always browned a fire even when fishing by canal if we left. We looked bk an fire was in triangle an face was illuminated in bush behind. I knew nothing of old story. But bored one day googled it. An saw a troll like face we all saw an ran away from like l girls. 🤣
Since when does a thriving pub close down, its decor was like a nightmare from the 60s and there was not enough customers to make a living, to late to get sentimental now !
I disagree it was a victim of a sustained image attack by people wishing to buy and destroy it... the path to it was made un sightly amd un safe on purpose thr inside was a treat to see for any true history lover a real marvel .. I see your point. But I must disagree
A new company had taken over and bought this.. BEFORE THE FIRE??
I went past the other day an it's been flattened now??
Insurance job by greedy rich people who have no connection to our aera..
This building should have been listed as its legendary in the Blackcountry👍👍
Jamie can you do an abandoned building on moor street? Just down the road from the old library past the bridge and by the moor fryer there is and abandoned building there.
I have been in but not done a video ... its one to consider thanks for the heads up
The developer might get poetic justice
It is so sad to see this beautiful pub like this however we need to find a way to fight this to have it rebuilt and get it done the black country way 👍
Even to have the bricks stored away somewhere for future
@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH definitely 👍
So sad, years of history gone.
I'd never heard if it till it was on the morning news about 2 weeks ago.
it was really out the way and was not advertised as it should have been
Great video. Thank you
no problem thanks for watching and commenting
And the old grandfather clock!!!!! Where’s it gone? Apparently removed a few days before fire, find this and you’ve got the culprit 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉also trace the digger hiree!!!
Well if it was found out that the crooked house was deliberately burnt down isn't that an offence of Arson
Good luck sifting through a pile of rubble to solve this one. Nobody died, or was even injured, the police aren't going to waste their time, even if there's a grinning do-as-you-likey standing across the road with a petrol can and a rag, laughing.
sad but possibly true
yes it would be
I used to use the crooked house now and then but as I'm no longer living in dudley moved away 3 years ago but is sad to see the crooked house either set on fire or if it was an electrical fault it does happen but i know what way I'm going on this
Of course it was arson.
Hello black Country History hunter from Laura
Hi Laura 👋
I would tell people as far away as Coventry that I was from Gornal and they would immediately say Crooked House , should be rebuilt we cannot allow criminals to benefit from this . If it’s not it should be ring fenced and never allowed to be built on so it’s a permanent pain in the backside to them .
So sad
A well reported video, The man circled at 5:43 was reported as saying he was looking for his dog, I can't see a dog lead in his hands, he seems more interested in the windows, look forward to any updates.
Mate you're going to go far.great vid 😊👊👍
Thanks pal. Just wanna spread the history of this amazing area
They've found links between the owners and the people who rented the demolishing equipment 😢 It's a shame the BCLM have no interest in this place either
Oh no, so sad.
yes very sad betty
Rich people always get what they want... cus they can buy their way out of jail
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this was clearly set on fire by the poeple who want it gone ! 🤨
yes very sad hopefully the polic3e will get to the bottom of it
Such a horrible crying shame that this as happened to such an iconic public house… I’m 100% convinced this is at the hands of arsonists… I hope they get turned down for building houses on the land. They should sink with the developer along with it!!
I couldn't agree more, it makes my blood boil😡 I hope whatever the scum build on there gets torched as well. Karma will get them 100%
@@clairejf9142 It’s definitely heartbreaking & it’s very suspicious that it’s been demolished already!! They didn’t want it being investigated did they?
@@chrissiecole8541 The whole thing is suspicious as hell, I'm actually devastated, I grew up just up the road from it and spent many an afternoon there as a kid and as an adult. I can't believe it's been demolished already,its heartbreaking😢
@@clairejf9142 I grew up in Bromley Lane & spent many happy times down there & had many family get togethers there for meals too. Greed springs to mind & no thoughts for the many families who shared many happy times there.
@chrissiecole8541 So did I, so many happy memories. It meant so much to so many people and will be greatly missed. I almost feel like I've lost an old friend, I'm heartbroken 💔 These developers have no heart whatsoever, it's all about money. It's wrong on so many levels😪
Although im all the way in new zealand. Still heartbreaking to see. Wish they try and restore it
w0ow hello from across the pond and thanks for supporting the channel and watching there tribute to this great pub
Yup born in the black country but moved to new zealand when i was 3. really intresting learning the history of my homeland i hope to visit the black country next year!@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH
Such a shame. Loved visiting here 😢
Its still so raw for me
The people that did this make me sick, i hope they get sent down and the cost of the rebuild bankrupts them.
I agree
You are totally missing the point. There has been no planning consent for demolition so what's happened is illegal.
Apart from that, thanks for the video.
I only new about the fire at that point .. as it was obviously filmed before it was pulled down illegaly
Were you aware that the JCB which will be used to knock it down was ordered three days before it was set alight! Sounds like a case of arson, obstructing the emergency services etc.
Well, they got their just desert in the end
So sad it was a unique building 😢
Hope they charge the (new) owner with arson this is a disgrace 😢
Think they have
PRINCIPLE!!!!
no names no backtrack ,,, i worked in the reservation of listed properties ,,,, legislation is a pain in the #### cant do this cant do that cost is astronomical so one way out
seen this done ,,," you fire it,,,, fire the heat generates destroys all building materials ( brick,,,concrete,,, steel,,,,
so then the bulldozers move in a building shell can be restored . a pile of rubble cant,,,, then you sell the rubble to road building contactors the you can build your "new builds what ever,,,,, job done .. lovely jubbly ever ones a winner sometimes?????
Yes, it is very true but also very sad in this case
its going to be "ATE farms" so I think
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