Re: Are English Heritage too fussy?
Re: Are English Heritage too fussy?
The listed buildings mob are just as bad. Some years ago (20?) I was asked to wire a farmhouse out in the sticks. This farmhouse had been empty and had stood derelict for about 15 years before that. As soon as it was sold to a couple who had designs on doing it up to live in they were met with a list of can and can't dos regarding the structure even down to having horse-hair embedded plasterwork inside the home `in keeping with the original interiors`. No modern PVC windows either - had to be done in traditional wood.Re: Are English Heritage too fussy?
Try doing maintenance work or repairs on a cathedral. Planning consent from the local authority is the easy bit - they recognise they are dealing with experts and are quite happy to approve what's put in front of them. Then the trouble starts........Re: Are English Heritage too fussy?
It's like those programmes on TV where Brits move to France and want to restore one of their crap houses - You know the sort, no water, no electric, flowery wall paper on all the ceilings etc. They then have to meet with the local Mayor and beg permission to transform a complete and utter dump into something habitable. I really couldn't be bothered.
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