The mock Tudor 'castle' thought to have been worth in the region of £1million is just a pile of rubble after Robert Fidler, of Surrey, obeyed a court order to demolish it rather than face jail.
He had managed to conceal the construction of his striking home in 2000 by hiding it behind a wall of hay bales on his farm in Salfords. However, once Reigate and Banstead Borough Council discovered the building - which was put up without planning permission on green belt land - the farmer was ordered to knock it down. That was nine years ago - and the once-grand home has now finally been razed after Mr Fidler, a 67-year-old grandfather of 11, was threatened with a prison sentence.
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