article_snippet.sent: the town of Stafford in the West Midlands closed in 1995 but is now set to have new life breathed into the town of Stafford in the West Midlands after planning permission was granted to build 102 apartments in the town of Stafford in the West Midlands .
article_snippet.sent: It now lies in a terrible state, but building work is under way to transform the site into new homes.
article_snippet.sent: Property developer Shropshire Homes is beginning work on demolishing parts of St George's County Asylum in Stafford beyond repair as part of a project to revamp the structure into 102 apartments.
article_snippet.sent: company director Howard Thorne said the parts of the asylum being demolished were 'structurally unsound' and that the parts of the asylum being demolished was impossible for the parts of the asylum being demolished to be preserved.
article_snippet.sent: Parts of the building will have to be demolished as Parts of the building are beyond repair but the main structure is to be converted into 102 apartments.
article_snippet.sent: Beyond repair: Director of property developer Shropshire Homes, Howard Thorne, said parts of the asylum being demolished were 'structurally unsound' and that it was impossible for parts of the asylum being demolished to be preserved .
article_snippet.sent: Time for change: Property developer Shropshire Homes is beginning work on demolishing parts of St George's County Asylum in Stafford beyond repair as part of a project to revamp the structure into 102 apartments.