Trashed pubs hit by vandals and squatters
IN ANOTHER WRECKED PUB A WOMAN NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY GLASS
THIS dismal image shows the damage caused to a former Nuneaton town centre pub by vandals and squatters.
The inside of the once popular Crown Inn shows smashed windows, broken doors and chairs strewn across the old bar area.
Part of the ceiling appears to have collapsed. Debris has been left strewn across the floor.
The scene portrays a sad image of the once busy pub, where generations enjoyed a pint, live music and even live theatre. Now just debris, dust and chaos remain.
As we previously reported, vandals almost caused a serious injury as ‘huge icicles’ of glass were sent flying into Bond Street on Monday afternoon (June 20).
They narrowly missed resident Sioux Watkins as she walked by, shattering all over the path in front of the pub. She raised the alarm with the police and a spokesman for Warwickshire Police said officers did attend - but found no one inside.
“We were called to a report of people smashing windows in the abandoned pub and that glass was coming down on to the footpath,” the Warwickshire Police spokesman said. “Officers attended but nobody there. Efforts are being made to make the building secure.”
The Telegraph has contacted Loveitts, which is marketing the building for lease. It has been on the market since the pub, known fondly as ‘The Crown,’ closely suddenly in 2018.
At one point it was thought that it was going to reopen as a pub, but then this fell through.
Then a planning application was submitted to turn the building into flats. Again, this did not materialise.