Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has successfully appealed to new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to axe protected status for what he said was a ‘rotting coal bunker’, as reported by TeesideLive before the demolition. …‘It is simply industrial heritage vandalism.’… … Continue reading IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’:  The Dorman Long tower, a recent local history ‘… after mayor wins fight to remove listed status’