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Philpott house being demolished
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supercrutch | Report | 24 Sep 2013 00:20 |
BUT there was also an announcement that more housing would be built on the site. |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 24 Sep 2013 08:43 |
I am sure I read somewhere that the house will be demolished and a childrens playing park bulit in its place BUT I may of dreamt that. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 24 Sep 2013 09:23 |
Fred and Rose West's house in Gloucester was demolished and nothing ever built on that plot |
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Island | Report | 24 Sep 2013 09:29 |
Rillington Place was demolished Ann, the whole street. Whether number 10 as a reaction to Christie or just redevelopement I don't know. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 24 Sep 2013 09:50 |
Back in the previous century I owned a house in north London. A previous owner had been murdered in the house in a somewhat gruesome manner. I did not lose any sleep using the room in which the guy had died, nor did I have any problems renting the house out. |
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supercrutch | Report | 24 Sep 2013 11:09 |
Disagree Rollo, I do not believe that house should remain standing. As with Rillington Place it will become a place of pilgrimage by the ghouls who visit to, as they put it, 'relive the terror'. |
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JustJohn | Report | 24 Sep 2013 11:14 |
I'm the opposite, Rollo. I watched first episode of Eastenders and have not been able to watch it since because Reg Cox was murdered. No doubt the set is full of other grisly reminders by now, and still people watch :-0 |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 24 Sep 2013 11:19 |
The West house |
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JustJohn | Report | 24 Sep 2013 11:21 |
Thanks, AnnC. Didn't know that, but that sounds suitable in circumstances. |
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Kay???? | Report | 24 Sep 2013 11:52 |
Some wanted the house pulled down and a forever garden /play area built but as it would be a constant reminder and then possibly attract unwanted attention from people who just have to see,,,,,,,,,,then the very possibilty the Phillpots on release going there and making a mockery of it as it would happen from Mick Phillpot,,,,,,,,I'm sure the locals wouldnt want any glory picking from them.,,,,,,,,!! |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 24 Sep 2013 17:36 |
The house where the Moors murders in lived in Hattersley was domlished as well not long after they were convicted even back in the 60's they decided no one would ever want to live at that address..... I think that was made in to a walk through however if you search hard enough on the net there will be a photo of where the house did stand. |
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Chrissie2394 | Report | 25 Sep 2013 05:31 |
Being local to where the Phillpotts lived I don't think it matters what they do with the site once the properties have been demolished. Whatever they do it will always be remembered as 'that's where the Phillpotts house used to be". |
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Sharron | Report | 25 Sep 2013 10:22 |
Wouldn't the Phillpott's house be structurally unsound anyway? |
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Suzanne | Report | 25 Sep 2013 21:15 |
there was a terrible fire 20yrs ago in a local housing estate not far from where i live,4 young children were burnt to death along with a young uncle,parents and older brother escaped, the council demolished the house, nothing was put in its place,when you walk through the estate now over 20 yrs later the big gap is still there. the childrens parents still live on the estate and it really must be horrible for them to have to walk or drive past. :-( |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 26 Sep 2013 09:23 |
With such a (reportedly) long list of people wanting affordable homes, its a shame that a new one might not be built on the site if protestors get their way. Although the Philpotts caused the death of their children, that wasn't intended outcome. |
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