The 'End Of An Era'

[Richard A Thackeray]

A 700+ year era!!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4vyvgn5zmo

 

[Cathryn]

Wow.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I know Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby quite well. 🧐 I might give them a ring and ask how much they want for the place.🧐

 

[raleighnut]

National Trust ?

 

[MichaelW2]

Donald Trump? Trump Castle has an elegant ring to it. With a lick of gold paint here and there and some new carpets and furniture the castle could look as good as new.

 

[PeteXXX]

National Trust ?

They'll Woke it up a bit, probably..

 

[Gunk]

They'll Woke it up a bit, probably..

What an odd thing to say

 

[rogerzilla]

I wonder if it needs a new roof?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I know Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby quite well. 🧐 I might give them a ring and ask how much they want for the place.🧐

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£1 and a promise to do it up

 

[Drago]

I know Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby quite well. 🧐 I might give them a ring and ask how much they want for the place.🧐

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I was up there for a grouse shoot last year. Sir Thomas was already complaining that he'd had to sell the Rangie and the only substitute he could afford was a lifted SJ410 with a Snorkel. Poor chap was most embarrassed.

Things have got so bad even Jacob Rees Mogg now only visits during the hours of darkness.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We used to go up to Ripley a lot, as there was an excellent ice-cream shop in the village

The (now) bridleway that runs past the bottom of the Castle, that crosses below the cascade was part of the York - Lancaster road up to the coming of the TurnPikes

Plus, if we drove there, via Harrogate, there was always a stop-off at the Harrogate Horseless Carriages showroom for a look round & a drool at their primary stock

 

[rogerzilla]

I was up there for a grouse shoot last year. Sir Thomas was already complaining that he'd had to sell the Rangie and the only substitute he could afford was a lifted SJ410 with a Snorkel. Poor chap was most embarrassed.

Things have got so bad even Jacob Rees Mogg now only visits during the hours of darkness.

I think Rees-Mogg can only ever go out at night. He can't cross running water or see himself in mirrors, either.

 

[Hacienda71]

Adlington Hall and Estate a couple of miles from us in Cheshire was sold this year. It had been owned by the Legh family since the early 14th Century. Bought by a pension company.
I believe the latest generation weren't interested in taking on what is a full time job looking after grade 1 listed buildings and managing a pretty substantial estate.
The other hall owned by a different branch the same Legh family was Lyme Park which was given to the National Trust in the 1940's. It was used to film Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth.

 

[Baldy]

You'd have to spend a fortune at B&Q, Ikea etc, etc to do that place up.

 

[raleighnut]

You'd have to spend a fortune at B&Q, Ikea etc, etc to do that place up.

Magnolia paint delivered by Tankers,