State - Grays
George Street, Grays, Essex
FGM Chancellor of Frank Matcham's Practice
1938 - Grade II*
Our longest running case, the State continues to be disused after many years and various owners. Work to convert the building to a JD Wetherspoon pub was supposed to commence in 2019 but at the end of 2022, the company announced that they were no longer proceeding with the plans and the building was sold. Aerial photos showed holes in the roof and the new owner let the State fall into complete dereliction but now the holes have at last, after much campaigning, been effectively patched.
