Heritage body hails £50,000 Brookfield House demolition fine but says action needed to prevent such losses

Heritage body hails £50,000 Brookfield House demolition fine but says action needed to prevent such losses

Ulster Architectural Heritage has welcomed the £50,000 fine imposed following the unauthorised demolition an historic building in Banbridge – but stressed more needs to be done to prevent such losses in the first place. Brookfield House, a Grade B2 listed Georgian residence dating from around 1760, was built for the Smyth family, prominent figures in Banbridge’s linen industry. Together with its associated buildings and gate lodges, it formed an…