Captain Tom's family's spa torn to pieces in new pictures as demolition continues
New pictures from Hannah Ingram-Moore's Bedfordshire home shows the unauthorised spa pool block being torn to pieces.
New pictures show the unauthorised spa built by the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore being torn to pieces by builders.
Work to demolish the £200,000 building began last Wednesday after Hannah Ingram-Moore - daughter of the World War Two veteran - and her husband were ordered to tear down the complex after it was found to have been built without permission.
Earlier in January the property in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, was cleared of Captain Tom's heirlooms before scaffolders and building trucks moved in last week.
Workmen removed boxes and artwork after a deadline issued back in November for any appeals to be made elapsed.
Planning officials ordered the spa to be demolished after it was built in a design which did not have planning permission at the £1.2m mansion.
Planning permission had been granted for an L-shaped building in the grounds of the family home, but the planning authority refused a subsequent retrospective application in 2022 for a larger C-shaped building containing a spa pool.
The spa was ripped out by a crane last Friday exactly three years after Captain Sir Tom's death on February 2, 2021.
New pictures show builders clearing out what remains of the spa's interior before heavy machinery is brought in to smash it to pieces.
Jackson Demolition, which is overseeing the work used a hydraulic rotating grab attached to an excavator to pull part of the structure from the inside and pound into its roof.
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It comes after planning inspector Diane Fleming ruled the spa was to be demolished despite Ms Ingram-Moore's claim it would be used by the Captain Tom Foundation to "offer rehabilitation sessions for elderly people in the area".
The foundation is the subject of an investigation by the Charity Commission amid concerns about its management and independence from Captain Sir Tom's family.
The charity watchdog opened a case shortly after the 100-year-old died. It launched its inquiry in June 2022.
Scott Stemp, representing Ms Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin, said at a planning appeal hearing over the spa pool that the foundation "is to be closed down following an investigation by the Charity Commission".