House of reeves fire

The images beamed around the world of the furniture store in Croydon going up in flames following an arson attack during the riots became a symbol of the events that spread across the country, resulting in 50retailers being affected and more than English town centres attacked. The shop had stood at the site since.

It is located in the Old Town area, and gives its name to Reeves Corner, a road intersection between Church Street and Roman Way, and so to Reeves Corner tram stop. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to arson, being reckless as. FULLY ASSEMBLED Chest drawers, wardrobes and bedside drawers, available in a variety of styles and finishes such as High Gloss Collection and Leona Pine. Croydon London Store, where you can view and try out each bed and receive our in store offers.

Thompson was arrested after he was pictured. The career criminal’s ‘deliberate, wilful.

Demolition has begun on a 150-year-old furniture store in south London that was gutted in riots on Monday night. The owners of the 147-year-old family-run Croydon furniture shop that became a symbol of the riots as it burned have given up on their plans to reopen it. The family had planned to rebuild on the land but Chairman Maurice Reeves said it would not be viable to rebuild on their portion of land that is also jointly owned by the Whitgift Foundation.

For at least three generations it has operated out of two sites on Reeves Corner. Advertisement Police have arrested a 21-year-old man over the fire that destroyed the 140-year-old Reeves furniture store in Croydon at the height of the riots. The incident led to a reform of the powers of the Cambridge University proctors. It was rebuilt the following year.

House of Reeves has stood on the. The prosecution will also use CCTV footage of a man they say is the defendant entering and leaving Reeves, and setting fire to the sofa. The blaze cost £3m, and spread to properties opposite, forcing residents to flee for their lives.

Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow. A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive fire at a furniture store in Croydon.

The owner of a family-run furniture shop has said parts of him "had died" after a blaze razed the business to the ground during the riots last summer. The greater part of the building stock of Old Town is still pre-war (not least Croydon Minster and Old Palace School, just over the road from Reeves, and both undamaged by bombing).

To claim that Reeves was "one of the few buildings in Croydon to survive" is nonsense. Judge Peter Thornton said the 33-year-old would be sentenced on April and warned that he would face "a long sentence of imprisonment". The dad-of-two had initially denied.

Images of the Croydon furniture shop engulfed in flames was one of the most iconic. A rioter set fire to a 150-year-old furniture shop, forcing terrified residents to flee for their lives, the Old Bailey heard today. A looter is jailed for eleven and a half years after starting a fire that destroyed a 140-year-old Croydon furniture shop during last summer’s riots.

The 88-year-ol who was well known across Croydon, died on May after a short battle with pneumonia. Cars and derelict houses were set on fire and a makeshift barrier was erected in the centre of the estate, which was removed by police. Police and fire crews attending the scene were pelted with bricks. At least people were arrested.

The 34-year-old was jailed at the Old. The store had been run from the same building, by. The fire caused an estimated £3m worth of damage and provided some of the most striking images of the disturbances last August, including that of a woman jumping from her flat into the arms of rescuers below.

A man has appeared in court accused of starting a fire that destroyed a family furniture shop during the riots last year. Around firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a Sony distribution warehouse in Enfield as it burned throughout the night. A man accused of starting a huge fire at a furniture store in Croydon during the summer riots is said to have "boasted" about causing the blaze. The blaze gutted the building that had been a family business for more than 1years.

He was charged with arson with intent to endanger life and arson recklessly. The series features Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves, who are also the writers.