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Amazing house or weird monstrosity?

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  • ukmaggie45
    ukmaggie45 Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    Kavanne wrote: »
    It doesn't just have ANY life, it's got a CHIC lift. lol

    I was very disappointed there isn't a photo of the Chic Lift. :rotfl:
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    I agree - I want to know how it's different from a bog-standard lift.
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  • aqueoushumour01
    aqueoushumour01 Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I saw this on Rightmove. Do you think it's an amazing house, that you'd love, or just weird and unlivable in?

    I'm in the first camp, I think it's gorgeous. I'd love to live in a Christopher Wren designed tower.

    But I also think that even in an active market, this could be quite a hard one to sell, because it's so unusual. And I think there is a fairly small pool of potential purchasers (esp. at that price!)

    What do you think?

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23756684.html

    If I lived there I'd have to call myself Baron
    :D
  • shandypants5
    shandypants5 Posts: 2,124 Forumite
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    ukmaggie45 wrote: »
    I was very disappointed there isn't a photo of the Chic Lift. :rotfl:

    Its a lift for lifting Chicks ,init.

    If you can bankroll 4.5 mill then you are bound to have problems with too many chicks.

    So you put in a special lift that way you are still ready for action once you get to the 10th floor.;)
    “Careful. We don't want to learn from this.”
  • lizzie_dripping
    lizzie_dripping Posts: 384 Forumite
    harryhound wrote: »
    A tall stone tower would not get a good energy rating on its HIP:rolleyes: Cost another fortune to heat!

    The picture showing the view to the East of the smartest of the surrounding offices is not just a garden, it is the nave of the original church. I believe a bomb got it during WWII (?).
    To the west would be a view down a busy street with the original grave yard, cleared of headstones and put down to grass. You might just be able to spot the meat wagons turning into the "Old Bailey". Do the paparazzi still jump up trying to take random photo's through their high slit windows?

    To the south is the busy road running from Bank to High Holborn and between that and St Paul's is the new development, with Temple Bar on display.
    http://www.thetemplebar.info/

    Immediately to the north, over a narrow footpath, there is a big ugly building built as central London's postal sorting office. Anyone know if this is still working on shifts round the clock?

    Have a look, by clicking on the "bird's eye view" link from the map.
    http://www.thetemplebar.info/
    That gives a much better idea of how "brutalist" the surroundings really are - all big offices and security guards after dark.

    I would not want to live there at almost any price.

    :sad:

    But you can still see St Pauls from the bedroom window! :j
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    That is quite a view, mustard mitt (-:
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  • scousethife
    scousethife Posts: 926 Forumite
    Nice I like it
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  • Hectors_House
    Hectors_House Posts: 596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I saw this on Rightmove. Do you think it's an amazing house, that you'd love, or just weird and unlivable in?

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23756684.html


    I love it!!

    If money were no object I'd have this as my London 'pad' but live out in the countryside most of the time.

    At least it hasn't been left to fall apart then bulldozed to make space for a carpark.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Where would you have your country pad?
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  • scousethife
    scousethife Posts: 926 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Where would you have your country pad?

    In the country :)
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