burtonbrewery
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Hey all,
This is my first report, so here goes. The Rookery is a large house consisting of four stories and aproximatley 20 rooms, built alot of sweedish pine. Origionally built in 1887 for the Hartley family, one of the richest clans in the midlands at the start of the 19thC, for many years it has been occupied by members of the bamford (JCB) family up until the late 1960's. Since then the house has remained empty. Comonly believed by some locals as being haunted, look below and you can see why, It is still owned by JCB and plans have been submitted to demolish the building and replace it.
"A structural survey submitted with the application concluded that the structure is in such an unsafe condition that any form of refurbishment would be ‘uneconomic’, hence its proposed demolition and replacement.
In fact it was so unsafe that a full structural survey was not possible for Health and Safety reasons." Uttoxeter Advertiser
I was unable to get inside, and by the sounds of it I may have gone through a couple of floors.
Anyway on with the photo's.
I would have liked to have photographed near by woodseat hall but JCB's security wouldn't let me
Cheers Burton Brewery
This is my first report, so here goes. The Rookery is a large house consisting of four stories and aproximatley 20 rooms, built alot of sweedish pine. Origionally built in 1887 for the Hartley family, one of the richest clans in the midlands at the start of the 19thC, for many years it has been occupied by members of the bamford (JCB) family up until the late 1960's. Since then the house has remained empty. Comonly believed by some locals as being haunted, look below and you can see why, It is still owned by JCB and plans have been submitted to demolish the building and replace it.
"A structural survey submitted with the application concluded that the structure is in such an unsafe condition that any form of refurbishment would be ‘uneconomic’, hence its proposed demolition and replacement.
In fact it was so unsafe that a full structural survey was not possible for Health and Safety reasons." Uttoxeter Advertiser
I was unable to get inside, and by the sounds of it I may have gone through a couple of floors.
Anyway on with the photo's.
I would have liked to have photographed near by woodseat hall but JCB's security wouldn't let me
Cheers Burton Brewery
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