Fair play, I've been trying to avoid reading about it too much, although I think I've a fair idea what's happened.
I haven't been following the series at all this time around, must have a gander at that last week's one.
You can google whats happened with the lighthouse, or just wait for the reveal tomorrow! I won't spoiler it.
The house from last week was one of my favourites, lovely house in such a tight spot.
https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/grand-designs-sydenham/
I think mad, and probably a bit (or a lot) desperate.
Family gone, millions in debt - I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy! Although it was entirely self-inflicted.
From what I've read, Kevin McCloud got far more emotionally invested in this project than any other.
Some man to persist and get it finished (or mad).
I hope it sells for him and he can move on..
Always yearned for at least a year living in a lighthouse... But surrounded by ocean eg Fastnet.... Still would love it..
Putting a lot of faith in that shower curtain!
From a farm house in Boyle which is up for €160k including some outbuildings and on 1.1 acres
The mad (and very sad) lighthouse project in Devon is going to be revisited on Grand Designs on C4 next Wednesday.
Or if I had won. 😑😔
That's a great idea. Or it would be if I had done the lottery.
If we're joint winners we can share. 😁
I could be wrong, but it looks like the ground floor windows are upvc.
The first floor wooden sash windows ;10 over 15 are very unusual. I wonder if the ground floor were similar once?
I'd say the derelict West wing would swallow 1/2 mil easy enough.
Likewise, that could be very entertaining with a bucketful (several buckets full) of money and loadsa time.
That's where I'll be moving to if I win the Euromillions tonight.
Any chance the Stardust chat could be taken to the same place while you're at it? 🙄
It wasn't a rumour it was covered by the media as true. Debatable to say he profited to the extent it is another aspect of outright lies about the whole thing. I am not defending him just commenting on truth and you aren't just a good person even if you are a victim.
The owner profited from the deaths at the club, so I can see how people might have no issue with leaving a rumour like that circulate.
That's absolutely beautiful. In an absolutely beautiful place.
But - €350K for a total (with a Capital T) renovation, plus it's listed. You'd want very deep pockets!
Yes but he owns the entire business park where many people still shop. There is a car park on the majority of the night club with the rest of it small businesses like an asian food store, gym and cafe. The weirder aspect is a new night club did open in the same building structure in the 90s and there were no protests but it eventually closed down due to the violence every weekend. Was called Crazy Joe's and on opening night I believe 3 different ambulances were called.
Looks like a lot of house for 350k, until....
From the National Monuments map;
Class Description: Fever hospital
Web Notes: In sloping pasture, overlooking Kenmare town to the S. Two-storey former fever hospital built of random rubble with cut-stone quoins. Front (S) of five bays with central doorway. Rectangular window opes; sash frames survive on first floor. Gable-ended with slate roof. Four evenly spaced chimneys; one on each gable and two on ridge. Chimney on E gable end projects slightly wall. Single storey extension to the rear. Shown as a T-shaped building with two smaller flanking buildings to rear on 1846 and 1895 OS 6-inch maps. Hospital opened on 20th March, 1847 (Cronin and Sheehan 1993). Now functions as a private dwelling. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Was it the same owners of the pub and club?
This was posted a while back already. It's actually a pretty cool house. I visited it a few years back.
Yes it does stop that. It was also the decorations that were the problem not the tiles. I worked in nightclubs and any decorations would be checked so they wouldn't be a fire hazard.
There are a lot of misconceptions about the Stardust fire they get said and spread. Rules around the world changed as a result of what was learned from the fire and probably saved many lives. Some 40 years later people still make up stuff about it. One of the worst was when the pub beside it that remained open after the fire was closed and refurbed 30 years later and the media let the narrative that the pub was opened on the site of Stardust go around and never corrected the obvious lie. I get the angry relatives but it was a total lie to stop the owners business
Maybe now, but does the retardant stop the thick black smoke and molten polystyrene from dropping down, or just stop the fire spreading if only the actual tile is on fire and not the rest of the room.
My grandparents had these in their kitchen and sitting room. Years ago when painting the rooms I broke off a piece and lit it, they are seriously dangerous.
I wouldn’t give a shite. I’m not a vegan. I’m just pointing out I don’t mind any home owner making rules for their tenants
Last one mods!
No they didn't. You can still buy them but they are made with fire retardant in them now
To get things back on track...7 people sharing 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen and 2 bedrooms. A bit of a tight squeeze for €780pm.
Jaysis lads take the vegan/anti vegan chat elsewhere.. ruining another good thread
As a meat eater, I wouldn't let the vege/vegan stipulation bother me, if the property was to my liking.
Perfectly possible for me to be a vege at home and do my carnivore thing when I'm out and about.
And meat does smell like meat when it's being cooked (duh!), and it leaves grease around generally, so I can understand why a vege/vegan landlord may not want that in their property.
Edit to add: mobile internet is a thing, too ...
TBBT Room mate agreement springs to mind
no meat no internet, craic vortex.
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