The structure in Earlham Road in Norwich has been a prominent feature outside Bately Court since David Coe bought it three years ago.

Mr Coe modified the caravan with a new staircase, upstairs bedroom, log burner and skylight, with a view to one day living in it by the seaside.

However, his £10,000 project reached an impasse after he realised the spectacularly customised structure had become too large to tow.

The caravan in happier days (Image: David Coe) National Parking Enforcement, the company that manages the car park outside Bately Court, issued Mr Coe with a notice earlier this year telling him the caravan would be destroyed if he did not move it due to concerns about it being a health and safety risk.

But Mr Coe did not have enough money to have the structure professionally relocated and demolition crews finally arrived at the site today to knock it down.

His former neighbours at Bately Court, where he lived until last year, have rejoiced at the removal of the caravan and watched the men at work from their porch. Others stopped in the street to take photos and videos of the scene.........

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