News of the demolition of The Ship Victory in George Street, Chester, after a long battle by campaigners, has been greeted with a range of emotions by Chronicle readers.

Here is what you had to say on about the demise of the George Street pub on our Facebook page.

Katy Tomkow said: “Tourists and visitors come to Chester for its history, historical buildings, character and charm.

“This is all going to be lost if the council carries on like this.

“They need to do their research about what the public and tourists want, not just stick to their own assumptions which are clearly that they think Chester needs to be more like Manchester or London.”

Debbie Farrington said: “Very sad, have some lovely memories from the times we spent running this pub.”

Deborah Blakemore added: “Another disastrous decision taken by the council.

“God forbid history should get in the way of progress.

“I loved The Ship, spent many happy evenings playing darts and listening to some atrocious karaoke singing. Will be sadly missed, needless vandalism.”

The proposed new Chester bus interchange at Gorse Stacks

The Ship Victory is making way for the new £13.5m Gorse Stacks bus exchange.

Belinda Tyler-Bennett commented: “All so they can park a load of buses.

“Perhaps rethink the amount of them on the road considering the majority I see are empty.

“Such a shame they rip down all the old pubs in Chester.”

Steve Parsons said: “Hate hearing about out old pubs disappearing, it’s awful, stood for over 200 years to make way for a bus stop.”

More than 250 people signed a petition to try to preserve the pub back in February after Cheshire West and Chester Council’s decision to remove it was met with criticism.

The Ship Victory is demolished on November 2. Picture by Andy Scargill

Locals had been able to grab a pint at the ale house since the 1800s.

Elaine Hill said: “Such a shame again Chester council getting rid of a historic place and running Chester to the ground.”

Anne Valentine said: “What a shame if they had used their heads they could have turned it into a cafe with all the history of the pub and surrounding area.”

Andrew Lindop said: “The current bus drop off by the market is convenient for shoppers.

“The new one involves a bit of a plod for the pensioners, not quite as bad as the out of town railway station though.”

But not everyone agreed the demolition was a bad thing

Rachel Maloney said: “I’m all for preserving the history of our amazing city, but if enough people still went to the Ship and drank there then they wouldn’t have had to shut even before the new bus station was confirmed.

“It’s not fair to protest to keep something that you didn’t support in order to keep it in business.”

Claire Mole added: “Well said Rachel Maloney. Glad to see it demolished. It was an eyesore.”

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