Save the former Carclaze Infant School building from demolition!
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Dr Alan Kent
10 years ago
This building is part of the historical legacy of Cornwall and should not be demolished. Surely it can be converted. Plenty of Primary schools have been.
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Mr J St Brioc Hooper
10 years ago
It would be sacrilege to demolish this very attractive historic building. Too many of St Austell's historic buildings have already gone.
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MANDY BATE
10 years ago
beautiful building-why has it not got a preservation order on it?
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M blight
10 years ago
Please save this lovely building
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Rosemary Hill
10 years ago
The odds against being able to replace it with any better building!
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Rachel Hook
10 years ago
I have fond memories of this lovely old building where my education started - please put it to good use for the community and do not destroy it!
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Sarah Barnard
10 years ago
Do not continue to ruin everything that is good about our town. I can't believe this is even being considered. No.
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Roger Smith
10 years ago
St Austell has been blighted by insensitive development. Planners and developers have paid no heed to its unique historic environment and buildings. Grabbing a quick profit, through putting up vast estates of ugly, unsuitable houses and bleak commercial properties, is the only consideration that seems to matter. If it is packaged as economic progress it seems to be enough to get the backing of some local politicians, especially if a 'photo-opportunity' is involved. This building was designed by Silvanus Trevail, a noted local architect, which is reason enough for its preservation; but it was also the school of the eminent historian A.L. Rowse and features in his bestselling book 'A Cornish Childhood'. If this building is destroyed it will mark a significant step along the road for profit-driven philistinism. This building was once significant to local people, a place where elementary education became available for the ordinary people: do not destroy it for the profit of a few.
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Sue Burke
10 years ago
For heavens sake, GIVE the school to the local community and it can be used to help lots of organisations
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Anonymous
10 years ago
My daughter attended the school for a year whilst we lived in Trethurgy. A beautiful Victorian school house. Must be saved!
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Wendy Earl
10 years ago
A vitally important part of our history. St Austell has disgracefully lost far too many of our historic buildings. NO MORE! Would be happy for conversion into flats, community use etc. CC has deliberately let it deteriorate so they have a duty to restore the integrity of the building.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
a community project is a much better option
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Tim Fildes
10 years ago
To much of our history is given away to make way for ugly modern housing, increasing already upon over stretched community resources. We do not need another block of flats but desperately need community ventures to help maintain a sense of belonging within the community.
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Lois Stephen
10 years ago
This building would be much better put to use by the community.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
There's too much emphasis on the cost and not enough emphasis on the value!
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Martin lodwick
10 years ago
Why not put this amazing building to work!!! We don't want and we don't need More houses!!!!
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Deborah Antonio
10 years ago
Surely this is a listed building, we need to do something constructive with this building . like supporting the community. Ask the locals. Maybe a food bank, Nursery or a Homework School Club
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jess kent
10 years ago
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Its easier to flatten it than lift a education only restriction? Thats just laziness and unnecessarily removing more character and history from the town. Councillors need to be more open minded and not use budgets as the excuse for everything.
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Dave George
10 years ago
The Council has no respect for the history of Cornwall and has no shame in their ignorant behaviour toward history or need at local levels in the land that they pretend to care for.
This building is part of the historical legacy of Cornwall and should not be demolished. Surely it can be converted. Plenty of Primary schools have been.
It would be sacrilege to demolish this very attractive historic building. Too many of St Austell's historic buildings have already gone.
beautiful building-why has it not got a preservation order on it?
Please save this lovely building
The odds against being able to replace it with any better building!
I have fond memories of this lovely old building where my education started - please put it to good use for the community and do not destroy it!
Do not continue to ruin everything that is good about our town. I can't believe this is even being considered. No.
St Austell has been blighted by insensitive development. Planners and developers have paid no heed to its unique historic environment and buildings. Grabbing a quick profit, through putting up vast estates of ugly, unsuitable houses and bleak commercial properties, is the only consideration that seems to matter. If it is packaged as economic progress it seems to be enough to get the backing of some local politicians, especially if a 'photo-opportunity' is involved. This building was designed by Silvanus Trevail, a noted local architect, which is reason enough for its preservation; but it was also the school of the eminent historian A.L. Rowse and features in his bestselling book 'A Cornish Childhood'. If this building is destroyed it will mark a significant step along the road for profit-driven philistinism. This building was once significant to local people, a place where elementary education became available for the ordinary people: do not destroy it for the profit of a few.
For heavens sake, GIVE the school to the local community and it can be used to help lots of organisations
My daughter attended the school for a year whilst we lived in Trethurgy. A beautiful Victorian school house. Must be saved!
A vitally important part of our history. St Austell has disgracefully lost far too many of our historic buildings. NO MORE! Would be happy for conversion into flats, community use etc. CC has deliberately let it deteriorate so they have a duty to restore the integrity of the building.
a community project is a much better option
To much of our history is given away to make way for ugly modern housing, increasing already upon over stretched community resources. We do not need another block of flats but desperately need community ventures to help maintain a sense of belonging within the community.
This building would be much better put to use by the community.
There's too much emphasis on the cost and not enough emphasis on the value!
Why not put this amazing building to work!!! We don't want and we don't need More houses!!!!
Surely this is a listed building, we need to do something constructive with this building . like supporting the community. Ask the locals. Maybe a food bank, Nursery or a Homework School Club
Its easier to flatten it than lift a education only restriction? Thats just laziness and unnecessarily removing more character and history from the town. Councillors need to be more open minded and not use budgets as the excuse for everything.
The Council has no respect for the history of Cornwall and has no shame in their ignorant behaviour toward history or need at local levels in the land that they pretend to care for.
This was my old infant school please save it