The land surrounding the Chateau Margot chimney was purchased in 1959 from the then Bookers Limited by the Irisdeen family.
The family has said that all developmental plans for the land surrounding the chimney include the preservation of the historic landmark. Speaking though the estate executor Roshan Khan, the family wants the public to know that the chimney will always be accessible for public education and tourism purposes.
“The land was bought by Mohammed Irisdeen in 1959 from Bookers. He was the owner of a saw mill at Corriverton and the Deen Lumber consortium,” Khan told Stabroek News yesterday, saying he was given permission to give the details by the family.