Angel Cottage (London)

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  yelaggab (guest)

  Listed cottage demolition illegal Angel Cottage The cottage is one of Newham's few surviving Georgian cottages A council is to take legal action against a developer who demolished a Grade II listed building. The 1826 Georgian house in Windmill Lane, Newham, east London, was razed after it was sold at an auction for £400,000, BBC London has learned. The demolition has angered local residents and a campaign has been set up for Angel Cottage to be rebuilt. Newham Council said it was seeking to serve an enforcement notice to have the building reinstated. Great loss The council said it will also seek to prosecute the owner of the property and those responsible for the work. A council spokesman said: "We are taking this case very seriously and will work with English Heritage to also serve a listed building enforcement notice that will seek to have the building reinstated. "Police have also been made aware of this incident." English Heritage said it was "dismayed to hear of the demolition" of the building over Saturday and Sunday. "The charming late-Georgian cottage was one of the last precious pre-industrial buildings from the time when Stratford was a rural retreat, not yet reached by the newly invented railway. "Its loss is a great one for Stratford's heritage." Resident Janet Dooney said Angel Cottage had been a familiar sight for most of her life. "I could have cried," she said. "I've lived here most of my life and that's what I've seen everyday. It's just a shame, I'm still gutted." The owner of Angel Cottage was unavailable for comment.

  18 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  MR TRUTH (guest)

  FINALLY WE SEE AN END TO THIS CASE DEFENDANTS WERE AQUITTED WITH 1 PLEADING TO A MINOR OFFENCE AND RECEIVING ONLY A CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE! 1.COUNCIL ADMITTED TO ALLOWING SQUATTERS DESTROY ANGEL COTTAGE 2.OWNER WAS AWARDED FULL COSTS AGAINST COUNCIL. 3.COUNCIL ADMITTED THE COLLAPSE OF COTTAGE WAS AN ACCIDENT. 4.WHY DID THE COUNCIL TAKE OWNERS TO CROWN COURT ONLY TO WITHDRAW DEMOLITION CHARGES ON 1ST DAY? 5.WHY WAS CASE TAKEN TO CROWN COURT? AT THE EXPENSE OF TAX PAYERS? 6.WHY DID COUCIL NOT WORK WITH OWNERS TO RESTORE ANGEL COTTAGE? 7.AS NO REMAINS OF COTTAGE REMAIN ON SITE, WILL COUNCIL ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO BUILD A BUILDING TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY? OR WILL IT REMAIN AN EYE SORE?

  16 years ago | reply | hide comment