Demolition of Historic Bath Fire Station Approved Despite Ongoing Grade II Listing Review Wednesday, November 19, 2025 bath firestation demolition heritage conservation architecture fireservice planning restoration mollygerrard Bath and North East Somerset Council has granted approval to demolish the ageing Bath Fire Station and construct a new, state-of-the-art facility in its place. This decision comes despite ongoing government review of whether … Read More
Bath Fire Station Faces Critical Demolition Vote Amid Grade II Listing Review Tuesday, November 18, 2025 bath firestation demolition historicpreservation architecture listing firefighters wellbeing planning heritage Bath’s iconic 1930s art deco fire station is at the center of a heated debate as the government reviews its earlier decision to deny it Grade II listed status. The local council is set to vote tomorrow on whether to approve … Read More
Trowbridge Car Park Set for Demolition to Make Way for New Homes and Leisure Facilities Wednesday, October 15, 2025 trowbridge carpark demolition development council leisure homes redevelopment covenant planning Plans have emerged to demolish the Castle Place shopping centre and the adjacent St Stephen’s multi-storey car park in Trowbridge, paving the way for a new development featuring homes and leisure amenities. Constructed … Read More
Bath’s Iconic 1930s Fire Station Faces Demolition After Listing Rejection Monday, October 6, 2025 bath firestation architecture artdeco historicpreservation demolition avonfirerescue mollygerrard twentiethcenturysociety heritage The distinctive Art Deco fire station adjacent to Cleveland Bridge in Bath, described as “classically beautiful,” will not receive listed status, the government has decided. This rare 1930s building, designed … Read More
Sarah Beeny Faces Order to Demolish 'Mini Downton Abbey' Extension on Somerset Estate Monday, September 15, 2025 sarahbeeny somerset mansion planning demolition bats conservation property tvpresenter home Sarah Beeny, well-known television presenter and property expert, has been instructed to demolish a large extension on her Somerset estate, which has drawn comparisons to a “mini Downton Abbey.” The extension was … Read More
Village Appeals to Save Unique Brutalist Church from Demolition Wednesday, August 27, 2025 brutalism architecture heritage conservation community batheaston church demolition planning diocese Residents of Batheaston, a village near Bath, are urging the Bishop of Clifton to grant them the opportunity to purchase the Church of the Good Shepherd before it is demolished. This striking brutalist church, built in 1967, … Read More