{"id":74657,"date":"2023-02-21T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=74657"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:46:56","slug":"pensioner-covers-his-house-in-signs-to-protest-against-next-doors-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/21\/pensioner-covers-his-house-in-signs-to-protest-against-next-doors-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioner covers his house in signs to protest against next-door&#8217;s wall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Grangetown man has even drilled holes to draw attention to the neighbour dispute<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>RETIRED bricklayer Ewen Taylor has put signs outside his home to publicise a building row with his neighbours that started in February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Taylor, who bought 161 Clare Road, Grangetown, in 1956, is in a dispute with his next-door neighbours over the building of a wall that he claims encroaches on his land by two inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 87-year-old said he began his protest after going out one morning to find a builder outside his home and the boundary wall between the two gardens missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had no idea apart from lots of hammering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8062-1-4-edited-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mr Taylor outside his home on Clare Road with signs alleging illegal building work took place next door.<\/strong> Image: Poppy Atkinson Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Taylor told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>  he had complained to the council but claimed he was told to seek the advice of a surveyor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey say to me to get a qualified surveyor but they are the people who deal with building work and they have qualified people to do these jobs. That\u2019s what they\u2019re paid for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Taylor said he could not afford his own surveyors or builders which is why he turned to making signs outside his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe signs outside are to get attention,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 2021 Mr Taylor received a \u00a390 fine from police for \u201ccausing damage to neighbouring garden wall with a hammer breaking cement off the wall intentionally\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also drilled holes in the wall. I confessed to doing the damage and I was fined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was trying to draw attention to it and it did. The thing is it didn\u2019t come from the council, it came from the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8056-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The wall on Clare Road, Grangetown, that Mr Taylor is in dispute over. <\/strong>Image: Poppy Atkinson Gibson <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Police were last involved in Mr Taylor\u2019s dispute in July, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Wales Police said: \u201cEwen Taylor reported a dispute with his neighbour regarding a sign when he attended the police station on the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTaylor described the details of his ongoing dispute. Enquiries concluded that there were no offences committed and no damaged caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTaylor was updated by officers that there would be no further action by the police.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite recently buying a new drill, Mr Taylor has no plans to further damage to the wall as he claims on the previous occasion he was sprayed with a hose in an attempt to deter him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Taylor said he had not discussed the dispute recently with his neighbours and said \u201cthis is between me and the council\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family next-door declined to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_8057-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mr Taylor measuring his boundary walls with a homemade ruler. <\/strong>Image: Poppy Atkinson Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The council said: \u201cThis is a civil matter between the two parties. The signs that have been put up are on private property, so the council is unable to intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Taylor\u2019s home is just a 10-minute walk away from Cardiff &#8220;Scream House&#8221; which was covered in hand painted signs emulating Munch&#8217;s famous artwork until they were taken down in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pensioner said he had written to MPs, councillors and the Daily Mirror to draw attention to the dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about his signs he said: \u201cIt should be intimidating. I am drawing attention to the fact that they have built on my property. 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