Monthly Archives: March 2015

Royal High School plans will ‘destroy’ building

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Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can Waiting for Video... ONE of Scotland’s leading filmmakers has warned that plans to turn an A-listed landmark in Edinburgh’s world heritage site into a five-star hotel will “completely destroy” how it looks. Murray Grigor, a former director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Sir Sean Read more [...]

Liverpool empty Georgian houses in Toxteth to be brought back into use

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By Christopher Lloyd A row of empty Grade II-listed Georgian town houses in Toxteth are to be brought back into use as part of a move to tackle unused properties in the city. The nine properties on Percy Street, which are owned by Liverpool city council and leased to Sanctuary Group, have been empty for several years and require investment to bring them back into use. The town houses, which previously been converted into one and two­bedroom apartments, will be available in mid­-March so that a Read more [...]

Indonesian house listed for sale with free wife ‘if you buy at the asking price’

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The unconventional offer was the idea of the estate agent for the IDR999 million (£50,000) property, and 40-year-old home owner Wina Lia told local media she was happy to go along with it. Wina has now done a number of TV interviews since news of the sale took off on social media, and she told news website Kompas.com that she agreed to it because she was “looking for a husband anyway”. The single-storey house, built on slightly over a sixth of an acre and featuring two bedrooms, two bathrooms, Read more [...]

Town set to celebrate 300th birthday of industrialist Charles Roe

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Community groups are to celebrate the tricentenary of industrialist Charles Roe, who is credited with bringing the silk industry to Macclesfield. Charles Roe was born in 1715 and was instrumental in Macclesfield’s evolvement as a silk town. He was also responsible for building Christ Church. As part of the 300th anniversary celebrations The Old Sunday School - formerly the Heritage Centre, and social enterprise company Incubation Arts, are planning a series of events in his honour. Incubation Read more [...]

White-listed phish slip through Google Apps

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Security probers Patrik Fehrenbach and Behrouz Sadeghipour have found a (since-patched) flaw in Google Apps that allowed criminals to register corporate domains and send white-listed phishing emails from admin addresses. The Choc Factory patched the flaw and handed the duo US$500 by way of thanks. the flaw meant attackers could register the name of a company that had not signed up to Google Apps for Read more [...]

Five Homes for Sale by Owner That Have Been Listed for Over 1000 Days

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[These sellers didn't hire professional photographers to shoot their homes] Say you've got a single family home, a condo or a three flat that you're ready to flip but you'd rather collect the money that would otherwise go to a broker for selling the property for you. You're savvy and know how to use a camera — how hard is it really to sell your own home? While many homeowners may skip out on the middleman and sell their home on their own without issue, others may go months or even years before Read more [...]

Robson Green champions the cause of Seaton Delaval Hall in Q&A with viewers

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An “iconic architectural gem” in Northumberland must be preserved for the next generation, according to local actor Robson Green. The presenter of ITV’s More Tales from Northumberland championed the cause of Seaton Delaval Hall during a question and answer session with viewers on the show’s Facebook page. When asked by Petra Cahill if there is one place in the county “that is deteriorating but you would like to see preserved for the next generation”, Robson was quick to point toward Read more [...]

Holly Lodge listed buildings pledge from Liverpool Council

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Listed buildings at the site of former Liverpool school Holly Lodge now being developed for housing will be protected the council has pledged. Residents will also be able to have their say about the development at the former Holly Lodge Girls’ College in West Derby in a consultation event to be held this week. The proposed scheme is part of the new Liverpool Housing Partnership between Liverpool city council, Redrow Homes and Liverpool Mutual Homes to deliver 1,500 new homes and bring a further Read more [...]

Eastnor Castle wins top heritage award

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Eastnor Castle has followed success with success, by winning one of the prestigious 2015 Hudson’s Heritage Awards. These awards, which were announced last week for 2015, were first established in 2011 and they are part of an independently judged annual national awards scheme open to historic houses, gardens, museums and heritage sites. Their aim is is to "celebrate the very best heritage experiences". Last year, Eastnor Castle was highly Read more [...]

The exotic decor of colonial India is back in style with Britons

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Among them is Grade II Listed Forest House in Colemans Hatch, East Sussex, which was redesigned by Lutyens from its origins as an 18th-century Sussex farmhouse. For sale with Chesterton Humberts (01342 326326/ chestertonhumberts.com), it has seven bedrooms, a kitchen/breakfast room with a separate dining room and two reception rooms, plus a separate three-bedroom cottage, swimming pool, stables and paddocks in nearly 11 acres of grounds, which is why it is for sale at £2million. Lutyens specialised Read more [...]