Tag Archives: English Heritage

Owner Ansari seeks to avoid Leslie Arms planning conditions

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Since 2000, a multi-millionaire property developer has been allowing a Grade II-listed pub to decay. Now, he wants to change the conditions of his latest planning permission. KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the sorry tale of … Continue reading

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Sutton puts Carshalton’s Grade II*-listed Old Rectory up for sale

Sutton Council has put the Old Rectory in Carshalton into the hands of estate agents, as the local authority makes attempts to raise some extra cash while driving down costs incurred through building maintenance. Not that the council appears to … Continue reading

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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt

English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading

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Stanley Halls books its place as part of English heritage

The transfer of Stanley Halls to a local community group in South Norwood has been included as a case study in English Heritage’s latest edition of Pillars of the Community. Stanley Halls is one of just two examples of “asset … Continue reading

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