One of the area's most remarkable buildings will be reduced to rubble
An iconic cinema and bingo hall is set to be demolished after plans to give it a new lease of life failed to come to fruition.
Peter Boys, of Waterfoot construction firm B&E Boys, has submitted a planning application to Rossendale Borough Council to replace the cinema with five modern commercial units. He argues the development will create employment in the town and will be named Bacup Technology Hub. In a report to the council, Historic England said that "the loss of such an iconic building which has important aesthetic and communal value will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the conservation area".
The former cinema is one of just two Art Deco buildings in Bacup. The other is the premises which once housed Bacup Corporation Electricity Showroom.
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