SIR – John Pashley (Letters, February 12) writes to castigate Bradford Council for demolishing the former Bolling School instead of using it to ease the city’s school place shortfall.

Sadly, I don’t believe the 1930s building would serve as a modern school.

However, Mr Pashley is quite right to assert that “it was stone built by craftsmen to last at least 100 years”.

This being so, the structurally sound and stately building should have been perfect for redeveloping as a considerable number of affordable flats and apartments.

Unfortunately, one suspects that the very stone and quality materials sealed Bolling’s doom, with quick profits to be had from their sale.

This also leads to another point concerning 30s craftsmen and materials.

Just why do Bradford’s eight schools apparently needing rebuilding require such drastic action considering they are all only about 50 years old or less?

Why do councils in general seem to accept quick-fix work and materials so readily?

A failing also very visible regarding many road and pavement repairs.

Still, they won’t have to suffer comparison with at least one edifice from the days when things were done properly and with pride for very much longer.

M Collins, Flockton Road, East Bowling