Demolition of Charlotte House
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Image: © Gerald England Taken: 13 Sep 2016
Charlotte House, a care home on Albert Road, caught fire in the early hours of the 16th December 2010. The home was in the process of being closed down and only a few residents were still living there. They all escaped safely. Image It remained boarded up for a number of years Image In 2015 it was put up for auction Image Now it is being demolished.