Historic hall’s demolition begins
The old Blackball miners' hall, long regarded as one of the early bases of the Labour Party, is being demolished. . The decision to demolish the dilapidated, leaking structure has caused contro-. versy in Blackball.
Two public meetings objected to the building’s being demolished, after the intention was announced by the Blackball Hall and Welfare Society. But the three-member hall
committee has sold the building, and demolition has started. A member of the committee, Mr R. Glasson, said\ something had to be done. “We could not afford insurance. rates, and other nav-
ments,” he said. The building had been damaged by vandals. The convener of the first public meeting, Mr P. Kennedy, has described the decision to demolish the hall as
“disgusting.’’ He said that the residents had decided to take out a court injunction to stop the demolition of the 56-year-old building, but that this could not be done in time.
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