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Bristol Rovers ground 'should be war memorial' | Bristol Rovers ground 'should be war memorial' |
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An application has been submitted to list the home of Bristol Rovers as a war memorial. | |
Applicant Jamie Carstairs said the "significant heritage site" was "very special" and he wanted English Heritage to have the "whole site listed". | |
It is not yet known how the move will affect the club's plans to build a new £40m stadium at Frenchay. | |
To finance the new 21,700-seat stadium, the club agreed to sell its Memorial Stadium home to a supermarket chain. | |
But there has been a two-year legal battle over Sainsbury's plans to redevelop the Horfield site. | But there has been a two-year legal battle over Sainsbury's plans to redevelop the Horfield site. |
'Like church without altar' | |
Nick Higgs, club chairman, said they now faced "another delay" and had to wait for English Heritage to issue its decision. | |
"We have been advised, that whilst there is little chance of this application ultimately being successful, we still have to go through the process and submit a robust response to the application to English Heritage," he said. | |
"The unfortunate result of these actions is another delay, which is very frustrating to all of us. | "The unfortunate result of these actions is another delay, which is very frustrating to all of us. |
"But we still hope to be able to start the development of the UWE [University of the West of England] Stadium in the summer." | "But we still hope to be able to start the development of the UWE [University of the West of England] Stadium in the summer." |
In a statement, Mr Carstairs said the Memorial Ground's pitch and the Grade II-listed entrance gates "were designed to be together and were built as an entity". | |
"The two parts inform and complement each other," he said. | |
"The gates, with their inscriptions, explain the reason for the existence of the sports ground, which in turn is the context for the gates. | "The gates, with their inscriptions, explain the reason for the existence of the sports ground, which in turn is the context for the gates. |
"Designating the ground means that the two parts would be reunited and preserved as a whole, in a setting as originally constructed. One without the other would be like an altar without its church." | "Designating the ground means that the two parts would be reunited and preserved as a whole, in a setting as originally constructed. One without the other would be like an altar without its church." |
English Heritage said it was still assessing the application. | |
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