Gravel and dirt, not a green field, replace Robert Fidler's...

Gravel and dirt now stand in the empty place where Robert Fidler's once-secret "castle" stood. The battle over the famous structure has ended, after Reigate and Banstead Borough Council accepted it had been demolished.It marks the end of a dispute between the authority and Mr Fidler which has raged for a decade, ever since he unveiled the mock Tudor mansion from behind straw bales. Mr Fidler said: "The most important thing to me, as I have said over and over again, is I never...

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