A CONSERVATION group says Durham people back its fight to save a landmark from demolition.
The City of Durham Trust will be one of the objectors at a public inquiry starting today, arguing that Brown's boathouse should not be pulled down.
Leftbank Developments plans to build what could be the city's biggest pub, holding up to 1,000 people in a glass-fronted structure, on the site next to Elvet Bridge.
The trust launched a petition in a bid to demonstrate that residents did not want to see the boathouse disappear.
The boathouse dates back 200 years and was the home of the boat-building Ebdy family in the early 19th Century.
The scheme was recommended for planning approval earlier this year by Durham City Council's planning officers. But before councillors could make a decision, Environment Secretary John Prescott ordered a public inquiry.
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