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| Chapel gutted by fire demolished | Chapel gutted by fire demolished |
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| A landmark chapel, which has been gutted by fire, is being demolished amid fears it is unstable. | |
| Fire crews worked through the night to deal with the blaze last weekend at the disused Tabernacle chapel, Aberystwyth. | |
| Some nearby residents were evacuated during the fire, and two have been moved while the Victorian building is brought down. | |
| It had been hoped to save one side of the chapel but engineers say that too is unstable. | |
| Mill Street at the rear of the chapel has been closed until the work is finished on Sunday. | Mill Street at the rear of the chapel has been closed until the work is finished on Sunday. |
| Speaking from the site, Colin Fayers, project manager for Merlin Homes, which owns the chapel, said: "The intention was to demolish three sides of the chapel, but the demolition experts have concerns about the remaining one side left. | Speaking from the site, Colin Fayers, project manager for Merlin Homes, which owns the chapel, said: "The intention was to demolish three sides of the chapel, but the demolition experts have concerns about the remaining one side left. |
| "We'll have to assess the situation the situation as we go along." | "We'll have to assess the situation the situation as we go along." |
| Structural engineers visited the scene earlier this week and said the building was unstable. | Structural engineers visited the scene earlier this week and said the building was unstable. |
| "Cadw [the Welsh historical buildings organisation] had a meeting on Wednesday and they agreed it had to come down," said Mr Fayers. | "Cadw [the Welsh historical buildings organisation] had a meeting on Wednesday and they agreed it had to come down," said Mr Fayers. |
| The demolition work is expected to take three days "Two residents have been evacuated and put into bed and breakfast accommodation and should be allowed back home on Sunday." | |
| A dozen residents were moved from homes backing onto the Victorian building as a precaution during last Friday's fire. | A dozen residents were moved from homes backing onto the Victorian building as a precaution during last Friday's fire. |
| Police said two men and two youths arrested on suspicion of arson had been released on bail. | Police said two men and two youths arrested on suspicion of arson had been released on bail. |
| It is unclear how the the fire started, but investigators are treating it as suspicious. | It is unclear how the the fire started, but investigators are treating it as suspicious. |
| The Calvinistic chapel dates from 1880, and was the fourth building on the site as congregations expanded with the Methodist revival. | The Calvinistic chapel dates from 1880, and was the fourth building on the site as congregations expanded with the Methodist revival. |
| It closed in November 2002 because of the cost of the building's upkeep to the congregation of 70. | It closed in November 2002 because of the cost of the building's upkeep to the congregation of 70. |
| There had been hopes of converting the listed building into flats. |