‘A fire killed my mum and destroyed her famous house – now I want to restore it’

The Elizabethan-era house was wrecked in the the fire(Picture: Jessica Richards)

Jessica Richards watched as her childhood home burnt down with her mum inside.

There was little she could do as the blaze ripped through the Elizabethan house in Shrewsbury famed for its starring role in a 1980s movie.

Rose Roberts, 81, died in her beloved Grade II listed townhouse, which she spent decades restoring for the public to enjoy.

Now her daughter, who lives opposite the wrecked building...