THE CHAIR of the Lickey Hills Society says it is difficult to see a future for the historic Bilberry Centre, Rose Hill, Lickey, after the latest fire at the site.
The blaze, which broke out on Wednesday, is thought to be the fourth or fifth one since it shut.
It has also fallen victim to vandals.
Mike Brooke, from the society, said to bring the building up to standard would take ‘a lot of work and funding and there were other issues, such as a lack of parking at the site.’
As well as dilapidation, it is understood the building also has a lot of asbestos inside which would also cost money to have removed to make it safe.
Mr Brooke added: “It would be a shame to lose the Bilberry Centre because it is a beautiful historic building that dates back to 1902 but its future is not looking great.”
The fire service received multiple 999 calls around 8pm on Wednesday and four crews were sent to the scene.
Two of those were from Bromsgrove and there was an aerial ladder platform engine from Worcester, along with a West Midlands Fire Service crew from Stourbridge.
Firefighters used water jets to extinguish the blaze which was on the first floor of the building.
The centre was then ventilated using positive pressure equipment and searches were carried out for any further fires in the premises.
Rose Hill was closed due to the incident and while it was being dealt with.
The fire crews left around 9.35pm.
It is not yet known how the fire was started.
The 1970s extensions to the iconic building have been demolished after a previous arson attack.
The Standard has contacted Birmingham City Council which is responsible for the building but was awaiting reply at the time of going to press.
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