Liversedge Luddite pub The Shears saved from demolition
BBC News Published image captionThe proposed scheme for the building on Halifax Road at Hightown received 433 objections Plans to demolish an historic pub with links to the Luddite rebellion of the early 19th Century have been refused. The Shears Inn in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, was a meeting place in 1812 for textile workers who felt their jobs were threatened by mechanisation. Owner Andrew Mitchell said the pub was no longer viable and had applied to replace it with four houses. Kirklees Council rejected the plan, with one councillor describing the building as "spectacularly important". A...
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