Denbigh Ballroom Fire

[silverstealth]

The Ballroom has been the target judging by the report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7743397.stm

 

[Kaputnik]

That's very sad to hear, i expect a good few people have visited the place since that bag-o-***** 'most haunted' was filmed, as a result of watching it. including idiots intent on doing damage.

 

[silverstealth]

There are 10 appliances still there now fighting the ongoing fire.

These were taken last friday. probably some of the lasts shots of it complete.

 

[scoobs]

What a shame,god knows what goes through the minds of these idiots who do all this damage.

 

[slb97]

That annoys me sooo much! Quite clearly the programme will have generated huge interest amongst ghost hunters and vandals to say the very least. If I was part of the organisation I would have insisted that Most Haunted pay for increased security to help avoid things like this happening post event. MH probably did pay loads of dosh but as ever that must have gone to some councillors or something or whoever owns it and let it get into that state in the first place! Not that evette and her useless team give a monkeys anyway.

Sorry rant over, makes my blood boil

 

[randomnut]

What a bloody shame I do hope it hasn't destroyed much. I wish most haunted would just die already, not the first place their attention has endangered.


Those are some excellent shots silverstealth, the first one HDR? Do you have many more?

 

[silverstealth]

What a bloody shame I do hope it hasn't destroyed much. I wish most haunted would just die already, not the first place their attention has endangered.


Those are some excellent shots silverstealth, the first one HDR? Do you have many more?

Yes mate, just posted my full report on the post most haunted visit.

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?p=81764#post81764

The protest against demolition last friday in Denbigh. Note the sign specifically wanting to save the Ballroom

Quick Edit: Benwrx is there now and confirms the Ballroom has completely gone.

 

[looking_glass]

As we know, inconveniently listed buildings have a habit of going up in flames

 

[silverstealth]

Images taken by colin jones who runs the www.northwaleshospital.co.uk

 

[Lightbuoy]

Looks like the Main Hall's pretty much destroyed
Such a lovely ceiling -gone forever!

Thanks for the up-date SS.

Lb:jimlad:

 

[lilli]

Once this was granted (The listed Building Consent for Partial Demolition):

http://216.239.59.132/search?q=cach...ltd&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=uk&client=firefox-a

tbh it was always going to go, the only question was how after the work recently stopped!?! .... Unfortunately my worst fears were realised, money above heritage

 

[Virusman26]

How many places are we going to lose in planned arson attacks like this?! JN Miller was listed, but got burned out, The Royal in Wolves, Foster & Rastrick Foundry in Stourbridge, to name only a few from around by me. These places get burned for a reason. It's cheaper to tear down an old building and start again than to save and renovate it(VAT gets added to EVERYTHING in a renovation job)
Tossers. Give a chav a match and say" go burn that place down, I'll give you 50 quid" Not hard is it?!

 

[silverstealth]

How many places are we going to lose in planned arson attacks like this?! JN Miller was listed, but got burned out, The Royal in Wolves, Foster & Rastrick Foundry in Stourbridge, to name only a few from around by me. These places get burned for a reason. It's cheaper to tear down an old building and start again than to save and renovate it(VAT gets added to EVERYTHING in a renovation job)
Tossers. Give a chav a match and say" go burn that place down, I'll give you 50 quid" Not hard is it?!

Lennox castle to name another one.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/new....fire_crews_battle_blaze_at_lennox_castle.php

 

[Virusman26]

Lennox castle to name another one.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/new....fire_crews_battle_blaze_at_lennox_castle.php

Sickening.

 

[Goldie87]

Yet another one gone

 

[Mr Sam]

typical no guesses as to who started it

 

[BenWRX]

Whoever is resposible, I hope they got burnt...

 

[mr_bones]

Absolute Cucking Funts!!!!! When someone told me about the fire today I instantly suspected the ballroom would have been targeted over any other section of the hospital - too bloody predictable.

 

[snappel]

In the news article, the developers were quoted as saying during the protest that people were getting anxious over just a few more modern buildings being removed, and that there was no intention to demolish the 'original' buildings ("I think people might be worried that the whole site is being demolished - that's misconceived, it's the later buildings that were added.")

But obviously with the hall burnt out, things must have changed a bit. Another great shame and another total waste - in fact, I'm amazed that with so many other ballrooms gutted by fire that ones such as Denbigh have survived as long as they have. Just as well they've been so comprehensively documented in recent years, seeing as people will be denied the opportunity to enjoy them firsthand in years to come.

 

[sinnerman]

the hall always was planned to go, unfortunatley the developers deffination of "Later Additions" included those added as early as 20 - 30 years after the origiinal front block well before the turn of the last centuary. the press releases made in response to the protest last week are heavily spun no one was defending the breeze block 60's kitchen block but he seemed to be passing off the protest as if thats what it was all about preserving every thing not just the deserving parts. The hall deffinately did deserve more concideration than it got but sadily thats a moot point now.I imagine the demolition contractors will be back on site before the week is out to pull down its walls will be interesting to see what else gets pulled down with it.