York pub set to be demolished (From York Press)
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York pub set to be demolished
4:12pm Monday 6th September 2010 in
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- By Gavin Aitchison » gavin.aitchison@thepress.co.uk
LAST orders look to have been called at a York pub after a developer unveiled plans to demolish it and build houses on the site.
The White Rose in Cornlands Road, Acomb, was closed and put up for sale by Admiral Taverns last October, and has become increasingly run-down since. On Saturday, one former landlady said she feared it could be set on fire.
Property developer Neil Farrar, of West Yorkshire, has now drawn up plans to knock the pub down and build six semi-detached bungalows with garages.
Mr Farrar’s planning agent Terry Brighthouse said: “The property is unoccupied and the condition of the building is rapidly deteriorating due to vandalism.”
Matt Grant, chairman of the York branch of pub and beer lobby group Camra, said: “It’s a shame to see such an historic pub go, but it has been neglected over recent years so it is not a huge surprise unfortunately.”
According to Hugh Murray’s Directory of York Pubs, the White Rose was licensed in 1957. It was a popular community pub for many years, but Admiral Taverns placed it on the market last year, saying it no longer fitted with their other properties.
Local councillor Steve Galloway said yesterday: “I am pleased that progress is now being made on dealing with a site which was beginning to look rundown and had become a target for vandals.
“If the bungalow scheme is agreed then it will provide much- needed specialist accommodation which is likely to appeal to mature people.”
He said the site benefited from shops opposite, and a frequent bus service, and was near Cornlands Road Park, Bachelor Hill and the new Energise sports and leisure centre.
City of York Council is considering Mr Farrar’s planning application, and hopes to make a decision by October 21.
Comments(26)
Big Bad Wolf
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4:21pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Are we looking at the correct photograph then?... Looks like one of those horrible 60's buildings to me.
1speedisalluneed
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4:54pm Mon 6 Sep 10
wb75
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5:17pm Mon 6 Sep 10
what about redeveloping the king willy?
Yorkshire Volunteer
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5:55pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Beagleboy
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7:15pm Mon 6 Sep 10
local27
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7:28pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Beagleboy
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7:36pm Mon 6 Sep 10
local27 wrote:Have you ever been in there? Have you sat at the bar and guzzled 6 or 7 pints of SLOP? I bet you haven't - I bet your the type of bloke who sits in The Doormouse reading an Enid Blyton novel and supping some nasty real ALE.
Im shocked this is actually making the news, this pub was nothing more than a dump and was an eyesore before any vandals went near, it should have been knocked down years ago. Yes it might be old and therefore 'historic' but it will never make a profitable worth while business for anyone as it only ever has and only ever will house the local unemployed.
El Capistrano
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8:43pm Mon 6 Sep 10
King Edward
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9:36pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Plaggy_Terry
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10:49pm Mon 6 Sep 10
Good luck to the building firm who take this on trying to keep their equipment and supplies safe!! haha
Sunny Florida
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11:38pm Mon 6 Sep 10
mickrick
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6:34am Tue 7 Sep 10
chillout
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7:01am Tue 7 Sep 10
most people only come on here to slate people and very rarely have something nice to say. i used to be a local in the reindeer that is now LONDIS ! the ladies darts team often played the white rose and always had a great night - home and away. even though ive never been round that area or dont really know where it is , its still a pity. bet its got lots of nice stories though.
russeboy
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7:20am Tue 7 Sep 10
boohoonoswimkim
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8:28am Tue 7 Sep 10
1speedisalluneed wrote:well said, what a dump
Right hole, better demolished than standing
topumpire1
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8:50am Tue 7 Sep 10
Big Bad Wolf wrote:IF it was such a historic pub, it would have a preservation order on it, too late now!
"such a historic pub" Are we looking at the correct photograph then?... Looks like one of those horrible 60's buildings to me.
After last weeks story the developer has come clean & announced his intentions, he obviously WAS waiting to the local yobs to firebomb it but now.....
any fire would look suspicious on him!
charles dance
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9:00am Tue 7 Sep 10
frank west wrote:How would you know? You probably have never been in there. I bet you live somewhere like Wiggington and slurp Pimms and eat olives.
What a dump, made The Beagle look like The Savoy. The local druggies must be heart broken.
1speedisalluneed
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9:07am Tue 7 Sep 10
charles dance wrote:Ha ha ha very funny, do you view olives as upmarket then?
frank west wrote:How would you know? You probably have never been in there. I bet you live somewhere like Wiggington and slurp Pimms and eat olives.
What a dump, made The Beagle look like The Savoy. The local druggies must be heart broken.
oldgoat
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9:18am Tue 7 Sep 10
That nearly makes Stonebow House an historic monument!
LibDem
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9:22am Tue 7 Sep 10
Many have bought their former Council homes and spent large amounts of money improving them. The Council has also invested heavily with the community having the benefit of easy access to facilities like the Energise pool and sports centre.
The new York High School has just achieved some of the best exam results of any school in the York area (which in turn makes it one of the most successful in the country)
In every area there are some residents who don't respect the community. These small numbers should not be allowed to tarnish the image of a complete neighbourhood.
anti-rant
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9:27am Tue 7 Sep 10
charles dance wrote:charles - no one of any good breeding would consume olives with Pimms.
frank west wrote: What a dump, made The Beagle look like The Savoy. The local druggies must be heart broken.How would you know? You probably have never been in there. I bet you live somewhere like Wiggington and slurp Pimms and eat olives.
chappygirl
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10:38am Tue 7 Sep 10
wb75 wrote:hey whats wrong with the king willy? have you been in lately one of the best pubs in acomb,why not give it a try.
even using the site for burying highly toxic nuclear waste would have been an improvement on what was there before, so anything's ok really. what about redeveloping the king willy?
maybe you dont know your way as you seem to be misguided in your comments.As for the white rose in its day was a great pub only a few no hopers let the area down but the the area is improving all the time.so give it a go vist Acomb and you will see and experience a great community atmosphere in all the local watering holes especially the king willy.
Lizzie Browning
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11:48am Tue 7 Sep 10
charles dance
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1:47pm Tue 7 Sep 10
LibDem wrote:Where the White rose is and Cornlands Road shops, it is indeed a dump. I would not like to be female or a pensioner walking past here on a dusky evening. When was the last time you walked down this street on a night time Steve?
This area is not a "dump" or a "sink estate". Like many areas of social housing in York the general environment is unrecognisably better than it was a decade ago. Many have bought their former Council homes and spent large amounts of money improving them. The Council has also invested heavily with the community having the benefit of easy access to facilities like the Energise pool and sports centre. The new York High School has just achieved some of the best exam results of any school in the York area (which in turn makes it one of the most successful in the country) In every area there are some residents who don't respect the community. These small numbers should not be allowed to tarnish the image of a complete neighbourhood.
sadfaz
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3:12pm Tue 7 Sep 10
Lizzie Browning wrote:Well said lizzie I have lived most of my 7 decades of life in Acomb,sad that people give it such a bad name,never had a problem with crime or morons.
I was brought up in Acomb and still enjoy going back there. Okay there are a few morons - but everywhere has that. For the most part I'm always struck by how warm people are and the friendly service in the shops. Don't live there now, but I suppose I'm saying that when I return, I'm always reminded why growing up in Acomb was a happy time.
Can't believe the amount of misguided snobs who post on here (maybe 'legoland' people of Haxby Wiggington and strensall ).
Seems like The White rose has had its day,it was a nice place to be on a weekend back in the 70's,not been in for a long time so can't comment on its customers,but assume it fell to lack of use like the 40 or so pubs in Britain that disappear each week.
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frank west says...
4:19pm Mon 6 Sep 10
The local druggies must be heart broken.