There I was researching a visit to the Dennis Severs house* when all we needed was to arrange a viewing of this place!
*We really are going, it looks fascinating. Might do the night time, silent, candlelit tour.
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Where the hell do you put the speakers?
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Have you been to John Soanes house? Thatās really well preserved too
Really like that, some lovely features. I suspect t that Hel would move in tomorrow if she could.
No. But I am aware of it and must try to visit at some point.
Definitely worth a trip and make sure you do the private rooms bit too, canāt remember the exact days you have to go for that, but itās limited numbers first come basis. But well worth waiting for.
The Hunterian museum is across the square and worth seeing whilst in the area.
Is she the Witchfinder General?
And I agree, it has some lovely features but, itās fundamentally less comfortable to live in than a static caravan and will cost you two million quid for the privilege.
Oh and;
You donāt. You buy a crippled orphan for 11 shillings, teach them the fiddle and put them on a stool in the corner. Sound in more rooms can be achieved by either;
- Shouting at the orphan to play louder.
or - Buying another orphan.
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Anyone fancy the island life? Iāve stayed here a couple of times, once in the servantsā quarters when they were a hostel, and once in the guest rooms when they had us double-booked with another party - we even had dinner in the dining room. Itās been shut for quite a while, hope it can be saved.
Scottish castle āfrozen in timeā up for sale for Ā£750,000 - BBC News
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Thatās nuts for the price.
All I can think though is the heating bill,price of curtains and carpets etc.
150 AA members at Ā£5,000 each buys it.
Retirement home for aging idiots
Iām happy to live there full time and do a bit of gardening if I can be arsed.
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I noticed that the Lopwell ācafeā was Sale Agreed when I was down there the other day. I wonder whoās bought it and what their plans are, given that theyāve got to leave the car park free for day trippers.
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I think that repair and maintenance bills may be several times the sale price, sadly
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Will be interested to see what they do with it. Itās very limited unfortunately.
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NatureScot tried to offload that place years ago, for Ā£1
At the time the estimated refurb cost was Ā£20m which will undoubtedly be a lot more by now. Increased material/labour costs and 4 or 5 years of further decay.
Even if you had the money to buy/refurb it, the locals have a significant say in any proposed future use.
I canāt see anyone taking all of that on.
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I know. Itās just such an interesting place.
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London, never stop Londoning.
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The line āIn the Same Family Ownership for over 35 Yearsā is absolute gold.
All the mouldā¦
āThe property requires a program of refurbishmentā¦ā
Itās not mould, itās an opportunity to develop the properties character.
I feel they missed the chance to unveil the phrase āancestral crackden.ā
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