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They gave planning permission for that?!
nice shade of pale blue(wtf).....for a castle-ish type building?????
Horrible. Truly, truly Horrible.
Flipping awful, looks like the kind of '60s extension I used to make a living out of ripping down.
Nothing wrong with that that a 1/4 kilo of Semtex wouldn't improve
I need to swear.......
A vile, vile conversion.
And the woman was no better either.
I can almost see Caldwell Tower from my house. It's not as lurid these days. Pass it regularly on the road bike and you don't notice the extension too much.
It does reflect a ridiculous attitude from East Renfrewshire Planning dept. I mean, you could stick something on it made out of brushed stainless steel and glass, knowing fine well that in 200 years the main tower will be the only bit left unchanged.
Very close by is Caldwell house, now that would make an incredible Restoration Man episode. Link below to loads of photos of it.
http://www.drookitagain.co.uk/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=33
The caldwell castle thing was an abomination but the guy just wanted to build something and use the tower. At least now the main structure has a chance to not get destroyed by the elements and that thing on the side won't last too long. I really don't get planners who can not pass the non intrusive classy looking options then pass that shite. The gun tower was worse, I can't believe the actress managed to hold her tongue talking to that pompous cock from English heritage. I would have happily smacked him for the attitude he showed and I'm surprised the programme didn't push the issue. The whole planning system is a crock in this country, where its ok to build 30 Wendy houses on an acre for profit but if you want to restore an ailing building you have to do it to some uninvolved and unelected person's idea of what is currently acceptable spending fortunes on the way. Was quite a frustrating hour of telly that.