It was once dubbed the "Harrods of Wales", but a former high-status retail store has ended up as an illicit cannabis factory and an eyesore.
London House - a once-prominent presence in Bangor's high street in Gwynedd - has long been stripped of its ornate Victorian fixtures and left to deteriorate beyond recognition. The grand Georgian-Victorian facade has been replaced with ugly brick, glass and aluminium. Today, it's impossible to look beyond its sorry state to see the building that once ruled Bangor’s retail trade for almost a century. Indeed it was so vast, that up to 14 staff were able to live in some comfort on the upper floor.
These days it's home to Bangor's homeless and also the illicit drugs trade. Last week, the building suffered its final indignity when police uncovered an “industrial scale” cannabis factory inside, NorthWales Live reports. Two men were arrested and have since been committed to crown court.
