Hopes up in smoke
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Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 16 Jun 2023
The old hotel in the Knowle was all but razed to the ground in March this year. Following a protracted recent change of ownership, McCarty Stone were set to convert it into a mixed residential and care use after buying it the previous year. The future now seems open to speculation.