Renovate or demolish: what to do with an industrial relic?

This was not a view shared by Audrey Wells.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that this should be torn down,” she said.

“It’s the biggest horror for people who come to the city from the north.

“It’s dangerous and it’s an accident waiting to happen.”

His mother worked at the factory as a secretary from the late 1950s until the 1990s.

“I have fond memories of that time when it was a very busy factory, but it’s time to let it go,” she added.

This was echoed by Alison Mann.

“What a shame it can’t be restored, but unfortunately it appears to be too deteriorated to be a viable proposition,” she said.

“I think the only way forward is to demolish the building, to make way for affordable housing and maybe at least have a board aware of the history of the building and the accomplishments of the workers there. the factory.”