Man shells out £18k for round-the-clock security guard to protect tiny wall from being ripped down

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Man shells out £18k for round-the-clock security guard to protect tiny wall from being ripped down.

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A Gloucester man has racked up a bill approaching £18,000 to station security guards outside a tiny inherited wall that property developers wish to tear down.Roger White, 59, has been shelling out £150 daily since February to have the modest structure watched around the clock.The wall in question stands just two bricks high and sits adjacent to a 70-home development in Hempsted being built by Lioncourt Homes.Mr White inherited the 52-year-old structure from his father back in 1997, and the developer maintains it must be removed to establish an emergency vehicle access route as required by their planning consent.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, Mr White contests the company's right to demolish it, insisting the wall sits on land bequeathed to him by his late father.The structure holds deep sentimental value for Mr White, whose father Ernie worked as an estate agent in Gloucester and acquired several "ransom strips" as investment opportunities.Mr White said: "He left me the...

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