I am an ex pupil when the school was Bromfield and I think it is an absolute shame that this building is going to be pulled down. Why doesn't the council move its education and training department there to satisfy the educational covenant that is on the building. That would save staff having to travel down to whitegate for training as it would be central for everyone. Much better to learn in such a beautiful building than the rooms down in whitegate. If the Council say they listen to what their residents want, then they need to prove it and act on what the residents want.
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Karen B
10 years ago
This damn Council keep demolishing this TOWN'S (NOT would-be city) history then wonders why it's become a ghost of its former self now only filled with temporary and 99p shops. Just look up the road to Chester to see how to do it, history, crowds of shoppers, atmosphere, businesses and money...now they deserve to be a CITY!
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tracey jones
10 years ago
Absolute disgrace that this building is being pulled down. After looking at recent photos taken inside surely it can be restored.
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Nicholas John Low
10 years ago
A period structure deserving of future use.
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Dill Childs
10 years ago
I watched the live webcast of the council discussion ending with the decision to demolish this beautiful building. It was a travesty. It was clear that a decision had been made regarding the building's future prior to the meeting. At no time were the executive board paying any attention to the many representations made by council members. All of the council members who spoke asked why the council was in such a hurry to demolish the building. None of them received an answer from the exec board. Neither has the Welsh assembly member for Wrexham. What's really going on here?
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Roxanne La Roche
10 years ago
Needs to be saved part of our local education history and it is a beautifuly built school in need of restoring
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Chris Hughes
10 years ago
Far too many of Wrexham's "Heritage" sites have been taken over and demolished by the local Council in the name of "progress". Unfortunately, the sites are either left undeveloped, or turned into buildings that are totally out of keeping with the rest of this historic market town. This land also has a covenant upon it, that it should only be used for educational establishments... Let's see something better than cheap housing thrown up on this site...
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Ruth Dibblee
10 years ago
I attended this school as Grove Park Girls School 55 yrs ago.I also remember the sweeping front staircase upon which us lesser mortals (pupils)were not allowed to tread. The building is old school,traditional,built for solid academic learning.There are not many of it's design left having
been replaced by glass or concrete 'modern' monstrosities creating noisy and chaotic learning environments..Long live this building.
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Cliff Phillips
10 years ago
An attractive looking building - it would be tragic if they were to replace it with yet another bland concrete and glass structure
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Lee morris
10 years ago
This cannot b allowed to go ahead
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Julie Bithell
10 years ago
I can't understand why the council would want to knock down such a building in Wrexham. We don't have many like this left, with so much history. Surely it would be worth while to upgrade this instead and use the building again?
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Louise prytherch
10 years ago
It shouldn't be knocked down.
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Ron Sanders
10 years ago
Another nice building that the Council want to demolish, it no wonder that we have so few old buildings left. !!
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Eileen Thomas-Woodhouse
10 years ago
Let us preserve our beautiful buildings in Wrexham. Please do not let another one bite the dust!!
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Mark A Strong
10 years ago
This building was built with local bricks and Welsh Slate. The carbon is tied in to this building. A new building will require new bricks that will possibly come from outside the uk and will use up energy needlessly. People from Wrexham nid beyond. Very fond of this building. It is a well designed and attractive structure which is a good example of early 20th century architecture. It should be saved. It would make an excellent museum or even a school!
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Karen Hughes
10 years ago
Wrexham council should start consulting the public before making these decisions they have ruined wrexham Town centre it is starting to make me wonder what they are gaining from letting all these buildings rot and then demolish them for what yet another Supermarket maybe ?
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Mrs suzanne p wilcox
10 years ago
I worked in the building for many years and the inside marble stairs etc are sublime please do not distort .
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John strange
10 years ago
I don't want another good building grounded by these idiots.
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Eileen Thomas-Woodhouse
10 years ago
Let us preserve our beautiful buildings in Wrexham. Please do not let another one bite the dust!!
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Ann jones
10 years ago
I attended Groves High School 93-98, and have some very fond memories. It will be such a shame to see this just demolished! The Groves High school is such a huge part of Wrexham and it should always be there.
I am an ex pupil when the school was Bromfield and I think it is an absolute shame that this building is going to be pulled down. Why doesn't the council move its education and training department there to satisfy the educational covenant that is on the building. That would save staff having to travel down to whitegate for training as it would be central for everyone. Much better to learn in such a beautiful building than the rooms down in whitegate. If the Council say they listen to what their residents want, then they need to prove it and act on what the residents want.
This damn Council keep demolishing this TOWN'S (NOT would-be city) history then wonders why it's become a ghost of its former self now only filled with temporary and 99p shops. Just look up the road to Chester to see how to do it, history, crowds of shoppers, atmosphere, businesses and money...now they deserve to be a CITY!
Absolute disgrace that this building is being pulled down. After looking at recent photos taken inside surely it can be restored.
A period structure deserving of future use.
I watched the live webcast of the council discussion ending with the decision to demolish this beautiful building. It was a travesty. It was clear that a decision had been made regarding the building's future prior to the meeting. At no time were the executive board paying any attention to the many representations made by council members. All of the council members who spoke asked why the council was in such a hurry to demolish the building. None of them received an answer from the exec board. Neither has the Welsh assembly member for Wrexham. What's really going on here?
Needs to be saved part of our local education history and it is a beautifuly built school in need of restoring
Far too many of Wrexham's "Heritage" sites have been taken over and demolished by the local Council in the name of "progress". Unfortunately, the sites are either left undeveloped, or turned into buildings that are totally out of keeping with the rest of this historic market town. This land also has a covenant upon it, that it should only be used for educational establishments... Let's see something better than cheap housing thrown up on this site...
I attended this school as Grove Park Girls School 55 yrs ago.I also remember the sweeping front staircase upon which us lesser mortals (pupils)were not allowed to tread. The building is old school,traditional,built for solid academic learning.There are not many of it's design left having been replaced by glass or concrete 'modern' monstrosities creating noisy and chaotic learning environments..Long live this building.
An attractive looking building - it would be tragic if they were to replace it with yet another bland concrete and glass structure
This cannot b allowed to go ahead
I can't understand why the council would want to knock down such a building in Wrexham. We don't have many like this left, with so much history. Surely it would be worth while to upgrade this instead and use the building again?
It shouldn't be knocked down.
Another nice building that the Council want to demolish, it no wonder that we have so few old buildings left. !!
Let us preserve our beautiful buildings in Wrexham. Please do not let another one bite the dust!!
This building was built with local bricks and Welsh Slate. The carbon is tied in to this building. A new building will require new bricks that will possibly come from outside the uk and will use up energy needlessly. People from Wrexham nid beyond. Very fond of this building. It is a well designed and attractive structure which is a good example of early 20th century architecture. It should be saved. It would make an excellent museum or even a school!
Wrexham council should start consulting the public before making these decisions they have ruined wrexham Town centre it is starting to make me wonder what they are gaining from letting all these buildings rot and then demolish them for what yet another Supermarket maybe ?
I worked in the building for many years and the inside marble stairs etc are sublime please do not distort .
I don't want another good building grounded by these idiots.
Let us preserve our beautiful buildings in Wrexham. Please do not let another one bite the dust!!
I attended Groves High School 93-98, and have some very fond memories. It will be such a shame to see this just demolished! The Groves High school is such a huge part of Wrexham and it should always be there.