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A Birkenhead man who refused to leave his home to be demolished, despite everyone around him leaving the estate he lived on, has had his home sold.
Charlie Wright, who was born in the Ilchester Road property he would go on to defend in later life, died on 2 February earlier this year, as reported by Birkenhead News.
The 74-year-old's home has now been put on the market and sold, with a sign outside indicated the sale had been agreed with Tatler Estate Agents.
The River Streets estate was once home to 600 council properties, but now Wright's property is a fully detached house part of a new development.
Mr Wright's story became known in the local media, because he refused to leave and let his home be demolished. His home effectively became the last one standing.
Mr Wright said in 2017: "I was born in this house. All our family lived here; there were nine of us. Once they got married, they moved and I was the last one – me and me mam."
Mr Wright lived alone on the estate for a decade before a new housing development was built around his home.
Plans were made for 178 homes in 2019, which were constructed by Keepmoat Homes. The development is now known as The Docklands development.
When the plans were announced, Mr Wright: "It's going to be different having neighbours again. It's going to be good to see it happening. My mates say 'You're going to be living on a building site for the next three years', but I don't mind. I can't wait for them to start."
The property stands out from the rest of the homes on the street and Docklands development. Mr Wright even almost set the property on fire in 2014 after he had a fire of his fan while cooking chips.
The house charmingly sticks out to this day, being the only property on the street with a chimney and garden gate.
While the house stood alone, it was almost tragically lost to a chip-pan fire. In February 2014, Mr Wright, then aged 63, saw his house fill with smoke after he forgot about a pan of chips he was cooking.
