Post by michele cryer on Sept 9, 2005 21:18:44 GMT
Okay, I know this isn't about Burnley and Pendle, but it's another example of what is happening to housing for the working classes under Blair's rule...
Ringo's Birthplace to be Demolished
Posted by **Bradfield** on Sep 9, 2005 at 10:23:22 AM:
The Magical Mystery Tour just got shorter...
RINGO STARR’s birthplace is to be demolished because it has “no historical significance”, LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL has said.
The house was granted a reprieve two months ago whilst a public consultation was carried out, but now the terraced house in Madryn Street will join a further 459 properties which are to be knocked down for a regeneration project.
The council explained that the street had no significance because the former Beatles drummer spent just three months of his life there.
The council is expected to ratify the council’s housing select committee’s decision on September 16.
Executive member for housing Flo Clucas told BBC News: “Ringo Starr lived in the Madryn Street house for about three months before he moved to Admiral Grove, where he lived for about 20 years.”
"John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s childhood homes were preserved because they spent a significant part of their lives in them. The house on Madryn Street has no historical significance."
Starr pleaded to save the houses earlier in the year – although many residents in the area are in favour of demolishing the Victorian homes.
He said: “Why are they knocking them down? If it is economically viable, they should do them up. Are they going to knock out the centre of Liverpool again? That's what they did before. They moved everybody to high-rise apartments outside the city and forgot to rebuild.”
Starr added: “I believe it's now very nice. They even have bathrooms, which we never had."
A campaigner who wants to save the homes, Jeremy Hawthorn said that he believed the council made their decision months ago.
"They want to clear working-class families out of this area to make way for expensive housing for richer people,” he said. “I'm not surprised at this decision, but I am disappointed."
The National Trust now own Lennon and McCartney’s childhood homes in Menlove Avenue and Forthlin Road respectively.
George Harrison’s early residence in Arnold Grove is still standing.
Ringo's Birthplace to be Demolished
Posted by **Bradfield** on Sep 9, 2005 at 10:23:22 AM:
The Magical Mystery Tour just got shorter...
RINGO STARR’s birthplace is to be demolished because it has “no historical significance”, LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL has said.
The house was granted a reprieve two months ago whilst a public consultation was carried out, but now the terraced house in Madryn Street will join a further 459 properties which are to be knocked down for a regeneration project.
The council explained that the street had no significance because the former Beatles drummer spent just three months of his life there.
The council is expected to ratify the council’s housing select committee’s decision on September 16.
Executive member for housing Flo Clucas told BBC News: “Ringo Starr lived in the Madryn Street house for about three months before he moved to Admiral Grove, where he lived for about 20 years.”
"John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s childhood homes were preserved because they spent a significant part of their lives in them. The house on Madryn Street has no historical significance."
Starr pleaded to save the houses earlier in the year – although many residents in the area are in favour of demolishing the Victorian homes.
He said: “Why are they knocking them down? If it is economically viable, they should do them up. Are they going to knock out the centre of Liverpool again? That's what they did before. They moved everybody to high-rise apartments outside the city and forgot to rebuild.”
Starr added: “I believe it's now very nice. They even have bathrooms, which we never had."
A campaigner who wants to save the homes, Jeremy Hawthorn said that he believed the council made their decision months ago.
"They want to clear working-class families out of this area to make way for expensive housing for richer people,” he said. “I'm not surprised at this decision, but I am disappointed."
The National Trust now own Lennon and McCartney’s childhood homes in Menlove Avenue and Forthlin Road respectively.
George Harrison’s early residence in Arnold Grove is still standing.