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... that since being left vacant the grade II-listedOccleshaw House in Leyland, Lancashire, has been used as an illegal cannabis farm and suffered a suspected arson attack? Source: "The 40-year-old, of no fixed address, is in custody where he is being interviewed about a blaze at Occleshaw House in Worden Lane – a derelict Grade II listed building next to the Fox Lane roundabout and across the road from the Fox & Lion pub. ... The boarded-up building has been derelict for a number of years and in March 2021, police discovered a large cannabis farm hidden inside the property. “A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage - arson not endangering life,” a police spokesman told the Post. “He is currently in custody.” from:Calderbank, Matthew (13 June 2023). "Leyland man arrested after Worden Lane fire shuts roads from Tesco to Worden Park and Runshaw College". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 14 August 2023.