Homes plan for Crazy Daisy’s

THE ruins of a much-loved nightclub have been torn down to make way for new homes.

Seven houses will soon stand on the site of the crumbling Crazy Daisy’s nightclub, on the A45 between Rugby and Coventry.

Once a must-go destination for clubbers across the country, Crazy Daisy’s boasted Play Stations, a hightech video wall as well as live sets from DJs from the mid-90s to the early 2000s.

But after being gutted by two fires the derelict building was left crumbling to the floor with the roof caved in and all the windows smashed.

Before it was Crazy Daisy’s and became a staple for Coventry kids, the building had been home to The Dun Cow pub.

Well-known for being “in the middle of nowhere”, when Crazy Daisy’s closed it was converted into the Goji Chinese restaurant.

But that business was forced to close after being gutted by a huge blaze back in 2011.

Arsonists struck again in December 2016, leaving the already derelict building crumbling to the floor.

Owner Chi Hong Lin applied for planning permission to knock down the fire-damaged building and build seven homes on the site back in 2013, and the application was approved on August 24, 2015.

Crazy Daisy’s was much more than a nightclub for some.

After the first blaze in 2011, fans of the iconic venue set up a tribute page sharing their memories.

One former clubber was so fond of the club they said they had named their daughter after it.

The post read: “So gutted about Crazy’s burning down. So many good memories of this place, we even named our daughter after it.”

Others also had amazing memories of the venue.

Another post read: “Met my wonderful wife and many great friends here. Amazing place, amazing people, amazing times. Better it went out in a bright ball of flames than rot away into insignificance, RIP.”

In 2016, the club was honoured with its own exhibition in London.

Coventry photographer Lucy McCarthy showcased her photographs of 90s ravers at the club, taken between 1995 and 1996 when she was just 16 and learning her craft.

The Lost in Music exhibition was held at The Print Space.