Three teens charged with arson after chapel fire
The Grade II listed chapel was being turned into a hotel at the time of the blaze
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Three teenagers have been charged with arson in connection with a fire at a former church.
The interior and some external walls of the Grade II listed Wesley Chapel in Hartlepool were damaged on 7 November 2023.
The boys, who are all 15 years old, will appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on 8 January.
Work had been under way to redevelop the church, in Victoria Road, into a luxury hotel, when the fire broke out.
The Wesley Chapel had been described as a heritage asset for Hartlepool
The chapel, which was built in 1873, had been described as a heritage asset for Hartlepool.
It was also damaged in a fire in 2017.
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