Ringo's home saved from demolition (was "Residents vote to demolish Ringo's childhood home")

Update (10/12/05)
  • Ringo says don't bother saving his former house from demolition, reports IC Liverpool.

    Update (9/24/05)

  • UK Telegraph: Ringo Starr's old house to be taken down and stored as 11 streets are demolished
  • The Scotsman: Reprieve for Beatle star's former home

    Update (9/22/05)
  • After announcing the home would be demolished, Liverpool has announced Ringo's home will be saved after all, reports IC Liverpool.

    Update (7/10/05)

  • Ringo's home could be saved from demolition after a plan allowing more residents to express their views on the matter takes hold, reports the Guardian.

    Update (6/1/05)

  • IC Liverpool: Are demolition plans right for Liverpool?

    Update (5/28/05) The UK Telegraph reports Ringo has finally responded to the prospect of one of his childhood homes being torn down. He told the paper, "Why are they knocking them down? If it is economically viable, they should do them up. ... Are they going to knock out the centre of Liverpool again? That's what they did before. They moved everybody to high-rise apartments outside the city and forgot to rebuild." (Also see this report in IC Cheshire and the Scotsman.) (Thanks to Marty McKee and Karen Dyson.)

    (2/9/05) IC Liverpool reports that residents of the Dingle area of Liverpool -- where Ringo lived as a child -- have voted to demolish thousands of homes in the area, including one where Ringo lived on Madryn Street. However, his former house on Admiral Grove will not be destroyed, the report says. The 15-year redevelopment plan has won approval from conservationists, including the Merseyside Civic Society, while English Heritage is working with Newheartlands to ensure certain historic buildings remain protected.

    Spokesman Peter Flynn of the Newheartlands pathfinder scheme, said 4,000 homes would be refurbished. He also commented on the proposed razing of one of the home where Ringo lived, saying, "Ringo lived in a number of houses growing up."

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