{"id":46081,"date":"2026-03-24T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46081"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:46:10","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-global-doorstep-reuters-on-halting-of-demolition-of-parts-of-grenfell-tower-after-handprints-found-on-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46081","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the Global doorstep\u2019: Reuters on halting of demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after handprints found on walls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain&#8217;s government said on Tuesday it has paused the demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after bereaved families warned they would take legal action if walls bearing handprints were\u00a0not preserved, reports Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 During pre-demolition visits, families discovered sections of stairwell walls with handprints they believe belong to victims or survivors\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a request to preserve the walls, a government official said they would not keep any sections above the ninth floor, citing sensitivity and loss of life&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Due to ongoing legal ?action, we have paused deconstruction works in the relevant areas,\u2019 a spokesperson for the government ministry responsible for Grenfell said\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/uk-halts-demolition-parts-grenfell-tower-after-handprints-found-walls-2026-03-03\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#8217;s government said on Tuesday it has paused the demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after bereaved families warned they would take legal action if walls bearing handprints were\u00a0not preserved, reports Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[229,9,163],"class_list":["post-46081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-demolition","tag-government","tag-legal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46083,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46081\/revisions\/46083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}