Grrrr - another listed property demolished

[inwood]

Another listed house demolished without consent...

http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/Anger-as-historic-farmhouse-is.4062804.jp

Listing details:

http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=45885&mode=adv

 

[Nemesis]

I know - we did that one yesterday, but it doesn't make it any more palatable!

http://periodproperty.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9336

 

[ljn]

Greedy fukrs should be made to rebuild in every detail and finance resarch into how it should be done.

Buildings are part of our collective heritage and part of out town's and countryside, not just "property".

"the area has been earmarked for 'further housing'"? I thinkany furthyer development should be suspended pending an investigation into how the listed building was passively are actively ruined.

I grew up in Florence. The place wasn't rich and was totally devastated by a massive flood in '66, but the people were prowd of their city and would never let something like that happen.

Now I live in Margate and before that in Hackney where I've seen developers burn and demolish our heritage and never seen anyone shamed or punished.

Apart from some quirky attraction we might feel for "period property" this distruction is a serious matter and has to be stopped and the only thing "developers" understand is money. So let's hop they do rebuild, down to the last detail.

 

[Nemesis]

But they won't - because it's business, and that's far more important than heritage you see, it's progress, and we mustn't hold it back. Heavens, there's a profit to be made and the claim (usually spurious) of jobs so that's fine.

Those of us who think otherwise - well, as the editor of my local newsrag said in an editorial - sincere but misguided. Seen as slightly amusing and at times a bit of a nuisance, but eccentric to actually care. And a great deal of destruction is carried out with permission from, and at times actually by, local authorities.

(That's Colin Tapping, btw, Hexham Courant. Place stuffed full of history and with a WHS as well, but as long as places like the abbey are standing to attract visitors, the rest can be spoilt and it's OK.)

Yes, Hackney - brave fight put up by Dalston residents, but Ken wanted towers so things had to go. Thank God Ken's gone, how much impact Boris will have is another matter.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/334291.html

http://www.debeauvoir.org.uk/dba7.htm


Read and weep:


http://opendalston.net/

Thursday, March 27, 2008
"It goes right to the heart of the lives that people lead and the legacy we leave to future generations."


The speech of Lord Low of Dalston,
Patron of OPEN, in a House of Lords debate on Thursday 27 March 2008

The London Develpoment Agency at Dalston Lane, London

The case of the buildings on the Dalston Lane has been reported in previous newsletters. Below is an exchange between OPEN Dalston, the local amenity group which we are supporting in its campaign to retain the unlisted Georgian buildings, and the LDA:

"It is planned that the regeneration opportunity will be completed by a development partner to be selected by way of a fully transparent process. It is expected the development partner will have preferred status before the year end." London Development Agency 19.07.05

"Please provide full details of the shortlisted development partners and advise whether they together with you would be willing to attend a meeting of to discuss the (heritage) buildings and their potential for reuse as part of the new developments planned for Dalston". OPEN request to London Development Agency 04.11.05

"To preserve the integrity of the procurement and tendering process, it is not possible for us to make any announcements at this stage identifying the shortlisted bidders… we are hopeful to have identified a preferred developer very shortly and an announcement will be made on this as soon as we are able to do so" London Development Agency 09.11.05

SAVE News 2005

http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/main.htm