I have commented on this website and I confirm that I am opposed to the demolition of this important building by WCBC. It is counter to WCBC's supposed green credentials if it opts to demolish a building that can be preserved to keep some history and cultural status in the town centre which has been blighted by redevelopment.
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Nicholas Jones
10 years ago
I always foresaw Wrexham County Borough Council demolishing this piece of Wrexham's culture and history. Another blow for the town. When will the Council learn from past mistakes, that bulldozing heritage is detrimental. It is repeating the mistakes of the past, as with the former Vegetable Market facade fiasco and the debacle of the clearance of business premises on Bridge Street/Penybryn, with both areas being bomb sites for years, being replaced with unimaginative buildings that compare poorly with what they replaced. Do't do it WCBC and learn from your mistakes and from the example of your rival city of Chester, where they value heritage.
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Pauline Norgrove
10 years ago
This building is to nice to be knocked down
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sandra johnson
10 years ago
save grove park girls building...it has just been so neglected ..save it and restore
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John Tait
10 years ago
More cultural vandalism by WCBC. Deliberately engineered? Just heard the council will go ahead with the demolition.
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V Gillett
10 years ago
Wrexham council have destroyed much of the town . Hopefully they will not destroy one of the last remaining beautiful buildings
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Marlene Capper
10 years ago
This building is part of so many peoples past. It is a part of Wrexham's heritage. It should not be pulled down!!
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peter aubrey
10 years ago
should be listed
attractive building worthy of retention
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stacey
10 years ago
council it mistake closing it in the first place!
were is the local mp to back up the people
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stacey
10 years ago
wrexham council are a disgrace they obviously have to much money and time on there hands
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Sandra Edwards
10 years ago
This school is part of Wrexham's heritage. The fact that it was built under a covenant for Education purposes should be enough to warrant its preservation. It is extremely well built and the roof looks to be in good repair. There is no point knocking it down, at the exorbitant expense quoted, when a little maintenance proves more economic. To bulldoze a beautiful, strongly made building and replace it with a new one with a prospective life of 20-40 years is short sighted vandalism. Please reconsider and et it out, in good repair, to an organisation that will use it. Thank you.
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Brian Harper
10 years ago
This building is a landmark.When coming into town via Chester Road it certainly catches you eye.Wrexham has list too many lovely old,beautiful building due to bad planning decisions by previous councils. The town now looks like a jumble of 'modern' eyesores.
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Kathryn jones
10 years ago
Of course we should save this beautiful building.
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rhiannon lightfoot
10 years ago
Lovely building.part of Wrexham history. Surely it can be refurbished?
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julie davies
10 years ago
Do not demolish our beautiful iconic school
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Tom Hughes
10 years ago
Love the idea of college students working on it. It could be a real community hub and house small local businesses within it to pay for the up keep.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I think the council are leaving this building to fall into disrepair so that they can then be unchallenged in demolishing this building, which is what they wanted to do all along, this is an iconic building in Wrexham and should be saved
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David Paul phoenix
10 years ago
Such beautiful herring bone brickwork shame to destroy all of that
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sonia rocke
10 years ago
this is a beautiful building with character - it is logical that coleg cambria would use it as part of the campus because of its close location. could this not be used as a building project for restoration by the young people studying building and apprenticeships in the colleges and university. the council go for the quick fix rather than the long term. there is more to life than selling off ground and whacking up houses too small and expensive for young families. there seem to be enough properties hitting the market as it is. for the groves to be renovated, and rebuilt using apprentices and newly qualified people in the community would be an asset by offering opportunities and recognition of skills. it would also give them pride in their town something of which is lacking at present.
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David Morris
10 years ago
Over the years past and present Wrexham councils have destroyed/demolished so much of Wrexham's heritage only to replace it with what Prince Charles would refer to as 'carbuncles'. Indeed, he commented to that effect on seeing the current police station. Grove Park School must not be destroyed.
I have commented on this website and I confirm that I am opposed to the demolition of this important building by WCBC. It is counter to WCBC's supposed green credentials if it opts to demolish a building that can be preserved to keep some history and cultural status in the town centre which has been blighted by redevelopment.
I always foresaw Wrexham County Borough Council demolishing this piece of Wrexham's culture and history. Another blow for the town. When will the Council learn from past mistakes, that bulldozing heritage is detrimental. It is repeating the mistakes of the past, as with the former Vegetable Market facade fiasco and the debacle of the clearance of business premises on Bridge Street/Penybryn, with both areas being bomb sites for years, being replaced with unimaginative buildings that compare poorly with what they replaced. Do't do it WCBC and learn from your mistakes and from the example of your rival city of Chester, where they value heritage.
This building is to nice to be knocked down
save grove park girls building...it has just been so neglected ..save it and restore
More cultural vandalism by WCBC. Deliberately engineered? Just heard the council will go ahead with the demolition.
Wrexham council have destroyed much of the town . Hopefully they will not destroy one of the last remaining beautiful buildings
This building is part of so many peoples past. It is a part of Wrexham's heritage. It should not be pulled down!!
should be listed attractive building worthy of retention
council it mistake closing it in the first place! were is the local mp to back up the people
wrexham council are a disgrace they obviously have to much money and time on there hands
This school is part of Wrexham's heritage. The fact that it was built under a covenant for Education purposes should be enough to warrant its preservation. It is extremely well built and the roof looks to be in good repair. There is no point knocking it down, at the exorbitant expense quoted, when a little maintenance proves more economic. To bulldoze a beautiful, strongly made building and replace it with a new one with a prospective life of 20-40 years is short sighted vandalism. Please reconsider and et it out, in good repair, to an organisation that will use it. Thank you.
This building is a landmark.When coming into town via Chester Road it certainly catches you eye.Wrexham has list too many lovely old,beautiful building due to bad planning decisions by previous councils. The town now looks like a jumble of 'modern' eyesores.
Of course we should save this beautiful building.
Lovely building.part of Wrexham history. Surely it can be refurbished?
Do not demolish our beautiful iconic school
Love the idea of college students working on it. It could be a real community hub and house small local businesses within it to pay for the up keep.
I think the council are leaving this building to fall into disrepair so that they can then be unchallenged in demolishing this building, which is what they wanted to do all along, this is an iconic building in Wrexham and should be saved
Such beautiful herring bone brickwork shame to destroy all of that
this is a beautiful building with character - it is logical that coleg cambria would use it as part of the campus because of its close location. could this not be used as a building project for restoration by the young people studying building and apprenticeships in the colleges and university. the council go for the quick fix rather than the long term. there is more to life than selling off ground and whacking up houses too small and expensive for young families. there seem to be enough properties hitting the market as it is. for the groves to be renovated, and rebuilt using apprentices and newly qualified people in the community would be an asset by offering opportunities and recognition of skills. it would also give them pride in their town something of which is lacking at present.
Over the years past and present Wrexham councils have destroyed/demolished so much of Wrexham's heritage only to replace it with what Prince Charles would refer to as 'carbuncles'. Indeed, he commented to that effect on seeing the current police station. Grove Park School must not be destroyed.