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Billesley Police Station

pjmburns

pjmburns

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I can't find a thread for this building so here goes:
A while ago someone asked on another thread about some "old" buildings by Swanshurst Park.

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Thread ''Old' Yardley Wood School'

Hello. Does anyone know if the old buildings set back off Yardley Wood Road near Swanshurst Pool is the original Yardley Wood school which was replaced by modern buildings some time ago?

Thanks.

These turned out to be Billesley Police station.
Sadly closed a while ago.
 
I didn't watch all of it. Bad enough seeing the site this morning to take the ics.
Loads of local objections - but oddly the Police had no objections.

Some objections raised

Concerns of the loss of the Police Station, the existing building should be upgraded.
History will be gone with the loss of the Police Building, which was left to the Policeover 100 years ago

The Police Station is a building of local pride.
 Loss of mature trees and impact on air quality.

The Police Station building is grade II listed building.

The existing building provides nests for swifts.
In addition, a petition of 150 signatures has been received regarding the loss of the PoliceStation building
 
I remember it when it was operational. We reported our missing dog there - many years ago when police actually patrolled their neighbourhood. I also remember when police horses were based there - often saw them walking past our house in Oxford Road. Always sad when an historic building goes.
 
I went to school with a Robert Fradley. His father was a policeman at Billesley Police Station. One year could have been 1954 Robert had birthday . The entertainment was cartoon films. We both attended Billesley Primary School.
 
So, I walked towards where Billesley Police Station used to be, it looks like it's gone now, replaced by the building of housing (I didn't hear anything in the news about this)
So is this correct? It's gone? Looking at your photos, it seems the case!
I can't believe there wasn't an uproar (there might have been one, I didn't hear it)?
 
N.S.A. said:
So, I walked towards where Billesley Police Station used to be, it looks like it's gone now, replaced by the building of housing (I didn't hear anything in the news about this)
So is this correct? It's gone? Looking at your photos, it seems the case!
I can't believe there wasn't an uproar (there might have been one, I didn't hear it)?
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my post 9 gives a link to the demo of the police station

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Post 5 has photos. Post 7 links to an article.
Plus my post 8 links to the planning site
and 10 lists objections

Advice - aways read a thread from post 1 then you don't miss anything
 
I had forgotten I started this thread so decided an update was needed. Work proceeding quite quickly.

Billesley July 4th 2.JPG
New access road has already been cut
Billesley July 4th 4.JPG
 
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