'We're doing this, and all the people who have arrived today, because we care very much about our heritage, our history and the Crooked House.'
On Monday, protesters blocked a lorry owned by a construction company from arriving on site, as staff and machinery from a specialist demolition and waste management firm started to arrive.which previously described the full demolition of the pub as ‘unacceptable’It added in a statement: ‘The council is aware of a contractor onsite and is engaging with the site owners and contractors to investigate what works are taking place.
‘The council is still investigating the full incident and formalising next steps and we cannot comment on any element of the ongoing investigation, so that we do not potentially prejudice our enforcement action.
‘She’s always stood there at the bottom of this lane. She means a lot to us all. What’s happened is wrong and we need to make a stand, all of us.
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