A proposal to transform a historic former pub which was ruined in a suspected arson attack has been withdrawn.
The 300-year-old Grade II listed building, which was last used as the Toby Tavern, was hit by a huge fire on Friday, March 4, which saw fire crews attending the building off Ashley Road, Skelmersdale, just after 5pm and battling through the night to bring the blaze under control.
The sheer scale of the fire meant that the building was left in a poor state, with the roof, windows and large sections of walls gone, while police said afterwards that they were undertaking a joint investigation with the fire service into the incident which was being treated as suspicious, reports Lancs Live.
