Show us your real estate pawn (vol 2)
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To be fair, we don't know the state of the interior of the Stanmore one before it was renovated. If there is nothing left to save, then Listed Buildings can be more accommodating. In fact sometimes I wish they would be even more lax - people have changed the way they live (notably en suite bathrooms and kitchen-diners). If LB doesn't let the house adapt (as houses have always adapted), then there won't be a market for it and the house will decay further. We have had some battles with the LBO over the years about some very sensible and sympathetic stuff that makes the house work better.
All of that said, I think the Stanmore interior is deeply unsympathetic to its exterior.
All of that said, I think the Stanmore interior is deeply unsympathetic to its exterior.
Some awesome views, but REALLY in the middle of nowhere!
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
kowalski655 said:
Some awesome views, but REALLY in the middle of nowhere!
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
The idea of living in a lighthouse really appeals. I see that one is disused, but I wouldn't mind a working one, until it was foggy. Blackout blinds don't work well with fog horns...http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
kowalski655 said:
Some awesome views, but REALLY in the middle of nowhere!
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
That's a really nice area. Portpatrick nearby is a lovely little village with some really good pubs. The area catches the edge of the Gulfstream so is about as inclement as Scotland gets. Spent a lot of time down there in the past. I'm seriously tempted!http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/30666865?...
But being an abandoned lighthouse, if there are any spooky goings on,or there is trouble with an old sea captain, then Scooby Doo & the gang are bound to turn up & help
Edited by Ali2202 on Wednesday 24th December 15:58
FourWheelDrift said:
That'll do. Needs more garaging thoughAstonZagato said:
To be fair, we don't know the state of the interior of the Stanmore one before it was renovated. If there is nothing left to save, then Listed Buildings can be more accommodating. In fact sometimes I wish they would be even more lax - people have changed the way they live (notably en suite bathrooms and kitchen-diners). If LB doesn't let the house adapt (as houses have always adapted), then there won't be a market for it and the house will decay further. We have had some battles with the LBO over the years about some very sensible and sympathetic stuff that makes the house work better.
But that rarely makes a difference does it. How easy a home is to live in isn't really on their radar they just make sure they are happy for their department's needs. Very occasionally you find a conservation officer who looks at the fact that you have to live there but not often.Plenty of houses and scheduled ancient monuments have collapsed because no one was allowed to make the adaptations needed to put them back into use.
Edited by DKL on Friday 26th December 12:20
There is a difference between salvage and sympathy when it comes to restorations. I'm not saying everything should be preserved, but it takes brains and creativity to create a sympathetic restoration, bringing old and new together for a far more worthy and enjoyable result. I don't agree with the thought process that if it can't be preserved, all bets are off and just treat it like a blank space to fill with whatever. There should be more responsibility, rather than just "it's my place, I'll do what I want with it"
Blown2CV said:
There is a difference between salvage and sympathy when it comes to restorations. I'm not saying everything should be preserved, but it takes brains and creativity to create a sympathetic restoration, bringing old and new together for a far more worthy and enjoyable result. I don't agree with the thought process that if it can't be preserved, all bets are off and just treat it like a blank space to fill with whatever. There should be more responsibility, rather than just "it's my place, I'll do what I want with it"
That's ridiculous, if you own the place you can do whatever you want internally. You don't have to live there so you shouldn't be bothered by it. Inkyfingers said:
BrabusMog said:
That's ridiculous, if you own the place you can do whatever you want internally. You don't have to live there so you shouldn't be bothered by it.
Not if it's listed, you can't.BrabusMog said:
Blown2CV said:
There is a difference between salvage and sympathy when it comes to restorations. I'm not saying everything should be preserved, but it takes brains and creativity to create a sympathetic restoration, bringing old and new together for a far more worthy and enjoyable result. I don't agree with the thought process that if it can't be preserved, all bets are off and just treat it like a blank space to fill with whatever. There should be more responsibility, rather than just "it's my place, I'll do what I want with it"
That's ridiculous, if you own the place you can do whatever you want internally. You don't have to live there so you shouldn't be bothered by it. Blown2CV said:
Ok so you're cool with someone buying a 18th century townhouse, ripping all the original features, plasterwork, fireplaces etc out and replacing it with polished chav marble, glittery fking chandeliers, mood-lit walk in showers and a bowling alley? That's fine because someone bought it with their own money? How about buying the Mona Lisa and drawing a dick on it in white emulsion? Buying ancient woodland and levelling it to build a distribution centre?
Ok maybe you need to calm down a bit, pal. If it's within the rules and it's what the owner wants, what has it got it do with you? I like sympathetic restorations, by the way, Griff Boy is doing a top job on his place.BrabusMog said:
Ok maybe you need to calm down a bit, pal. If it's within the rules and it's what the owner wants, what has it got it do with you? I like sympathetic restorations, by the way, Griff Boy is doing a top job on his place.
+1 Equally I don't begrudge anyone for doing a modern interior for an older home. If they're THAT rare then they will be protected by listed status, so comparing a ten a penny town house to a one off art work is clearly stupid.
Agreed.
If a period interior, or the majority of it, is present, and the building is listed, it should be protected.
English heritage, good intentions aside, inhibit some renovations insisting shells are put back rather than put right.
We aren't all living in one room with the goat, things change.
If a period interior, or the majority of it, is present, and the building is listed, it should be protected.
English heritage, good intentions aside, inhibit some renovations insisting shells are put back rather than put right.
We aren't all living in one room with the goat, things change.
This one is just up the road from me - can't work out whether I like it or not (electric living flame fires?) and the agent's efforts don't really help...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
At first sight this one:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
is reasonable. Nicely done, nothing particularly remarkable about it (apart from them running out of money to render the rear elevation), and in a very nice location.
Well, a nice location for the moment, until you realise that every field you can see in view "grand view" pic (46) all the way to the trees at the top of the hill in the back ground is in the Local Plan for housing development. In fact, there's an application for the first 170 houses in at the moment...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
is reasonable. Nicely done, nothing particularly remarkable about it (apart from them running out of money to render the rear elevation), and in a very nice location.
Well, a nice location for the moment, until you realise that every field you can see in view "grand view" pic (46) all the way to the trees at the top of the hill in the back ground is in the Local Plan for housing development. In fact, there's an application for the first 170 houses in at the moment...
Tidybeard said:
This one is just up the road from me - can't work out whether I like it or not (electric living flame fires?) and the agent's efforts don't really help...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
It's fabulous.http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Perfect even. Although if I'm dreaming I'd like a pool too but you can't have everything.
Pesty said:
Tidybeard said:
This one is just up the road from me - can't work out whether I like it or not (electric living flame fires?) and the agent's efforts don't really help...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
It's fabulous. Perfect even. Although if I'm dreaming I'd like a pool too but you can't have everything.http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
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