That is awesome !
This sprang to mind when I first saw that second pic 
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My daughter asked me to win her a prize. It’s hard to miss from point blank range.
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Hel went for a pre auction viewing of this rather interesting 18th C Manor House in Wordsley -
Came back with reports that it would indeed be a great place for my hifi and plenty of bake off capacity…
49 seat cinema on 1st floor 
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Ace! Castle Donkey - buy! 
Buy it Wayne. Then contact ‘Grand Designs’. Kevin McCloud won’t be able to resist it.
VB
Are you sure that there’s not a zero missing from that guide price?
You should definitely buy that. If you don’t you’ll be an even bigger cunt than you are now.
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The zero along with MANY of its mates, is in the refurb/maintenance cost 
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Discussions with structural engineer, reckons there’s at least £400k to be spent just to prevent it from falling down!
Yep then there’s the cost of actual refurbishment, and then ongoing maintenance.
Once in a lifetime opportunity (to go bankrupt).
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Whatever the structural cost and the rest, dealing with English Heritage will add another zero too.
Yep grade II.
£400k available from the sale of properties on what I assume was formerly part of the estate.
@J_B and @A_Touch_of_Cloth should be able to give you mates rates for cash…
Well it does need doors rehanging and new bathroom’s completely fitting…
Cash you say? 
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I see English Heritage has split into two now. Historic England seem to be handling consent for work on listed buildings. I suspect they will be no less problematic than their predecessors.
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I can plaster.
Well, I could 10 years ago.
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Ha, my last place was smaller than that and it as £519 a month for gas/electricity and that was 4 years ago. I would say that has £750K repair/refurb bill all over it. The renovation of my last place 4500 sq ft over 4 floors, cost £140K 24 years ago.
Have you ever seen the film The Money Pit?
The vet who bough my last house and wanted to remodel it estimated £125K (I laughted), he ran out of money at £300K.
Think of a number and double it with these old places. Nice but costly.
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Agree.
I am definitely not going to the auction on Wednesday - its too dangerous 
You’ve got the job.
Double it, at least, and it might be somewhere near.
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