22 College Street, Ammanford

A plastic sheet hung in the window for over a decade – and what police found inside

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Last updated: 28th April 2026

The plastic sheet

A plastic sheet has hung in the window of the property next door to my former property for over a decade.

Window with plastic sheet
The plastic sheet seen from inside.

The following images are verifiable on the historical section of Google Earth Pro.

22 College Street window with plastic sheet in November 2008
November 2008.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in September 2009
September 2009.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in July 2011
July 2011.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in October 2015
October 2015.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in July 2016
July 2016.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in August 2018
August 2018.
22 College Street window with plastic sheet in May 2019
May 2019.

There was a peep hole in the side door, which also has a plastic sheet that prevents people looking in.

Peephole in side door
Letterbox nailed shut
The letterbox at the property was nailed shut.
Safe behind front door
A safe sat behind the front door.

In an email update on the 30th December 2018, from PC Tom Draycott he stated:

"This specifically included a letter/witness statement you sent to a Bristol Police Station in Avon & Somerset Police, which you've dated 8th October 2018.

On Friday 23rd November 2018, I was able to gain full access to 22 College Street and made my way through out the whole building."

The officer made an appointment six weeks in the future before viewing inside that property.

The appointment to view inside.

In his update he stated:

"I can confirm to you that the building is an empty shell."
"No one is living at or staying in the building."
"There were no tunnels or similar at the address or doors which would give access to such a tunnel."
"I was able to get full access to the building."
"There are no pieces of machinery or tools of any kind, nothing that would cause any form of noise or noise nuisance."

The email from Tom Draycott (PDF).