FOND FAREWELL TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS

Just a few metres from the beach of El Bobar, there was much nostalgia and sadness at the former glory of the old Civil Guard barracks as the building was reduced to rubble in just one hour.

A large digger pulled down the structure, ancient timbers and all, that had formerly warmed the agents on cold winter nights.

The stables, which no longer form part of the new Guardia Civil requirements, have also disappeared from the edge of the road leading to the Almeria University.

The isolated buildings, including greenhouses, had accommodated a corporal and seven guards since before the Spanish Civil War. It’s demolition is part of the maintenance and conservation work that is currently being carried out on the coast of Almería by the Directorate General of Coasts .

Almería provincial chief of the Coasts, Miguel Angel Castillo said that “after the demolition we will remove all of the debris and clean up the area around the former building.”

Castillo also said that “although we have not yet determined what use is going to be given to he plot it is currently a matter that is under consideration. The reason for demolishing the old structure is purely safety. The building has been abandoned for some time and there is a continual risk that anyone breaking in or just looking around the site could suffer a serious accident.”