tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post6326511734907982698..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: John Grundy at Seaton Delaval Hall Fr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-78397560924279879562008-11-06T08:45:00.000+00:002008-11-06T08:45:00.000+00:00The problem with a private buyer is that they are ...The problem with a private buyer is that they are more likely to restore it and turn it into a golf club! However, if the National Trust can't buy it, I suppose the present owners might not find it that easy to sell. <BR/><BR/>I'm always torn by things like this, because I tend to feel that with heritage bodies the owners are getting a guaranteed sale at the price they set, and for entirely partisan reasons that just irritates me.madame evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993391171000966131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-11704726767935354382008-11-05T18:39:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:39:00.000+00:00Madame E, I am not greatly excited by the proposed...Madame E, I am not greatly excited by the proposed redevelopment of Gateshead town centre. It needs something doing but the last time I saw the plans they weren`t very exciting and not much better than what is presently there. I do, however, still think the town will be better off without that carpark.<BR/><BR/>I see that the National Trust is trying to take Seaton Delaval over. I wonder if they intend to restore the interior? Despite what John Grundy says I`d quite like to see it full restored. Maybe a private buyer would do this.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-30580007873447381902008-11-05T18:35:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:35:00.000+00:00How funny. I've just googled for your article abou...How funny. I've just googled for your article about the Get Carter car park and found it, and distinctly remember the piece catching my eye at the time! I'm ambivalent - not that I particularly think it should stay, but it's harsh to knock it down for a Tescos when there's one practically underneath it already.<BR/><BR/>I still haven't been to Seaton Delaval Hall and have probably missed my opportunity, as I think it must be closed now for winter (and unlikely to re-open unless renovated by either the National Trust or a private buyer). The Journal is running a campaign to fundraise for it, in association with the National Trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-3688215988251895232008-11-05T18:34:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:34:00.000+00:00Madame Evangelista, I`m sorry I lost your comment....Madame Evangelista, I`m sorry I lost your comment. I noticed that the post needed editing but I can`t do that to posts from YouTube without losing the whole post. I thought I had copied it but hadn`t and so had to write the whole thing again. I`ll post your comment again below but feel free to send it again.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.com