![The council remains in negotiations with the current owner but could be forced to pursue a compulsory purchase order for the property.]( "The council remains in negotiations with the current owner but could be forced to pursue a compulsory purchase order for the property.")
The council remains in negotiations with the current owner but could be forced to pursue a compulsory purchase order for the property.
Chairman of the Save Madryn Street Society, Philip Coppell, said: 'It is encouraging to see that the council has taken steps to halt the activities of the souvenir hunters.
'Fans from all over the world have objected to the demolition and we are still hopeful that we can persuade the city to revoke the demolition order.'
John Chambers, of the Beatles Society, says if the house is demolished the original bricks should be sold off with the proceeds going to local charities.
But he added that some parts of the house should be kept and placed in the Liverpool Museum of Life.
A council spokesman said: 'A number of bricks have been removed from around the window frames - presumably by souvenir hunters.
'If more bricks were removed, this could present a danger to passers-by, so the council obtained the permission of the property's owners to add extra metal sheeting to the house.
'The proposed method of demolition of the house and the after-use of the site will be considered by the planning committee shortly.'
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