The "have a look at this!" thread II

od244051

polki wrote: »

What a lovely story.
When we downsized I would have loved to have left my beautifully polished G-Plan dining suite, but the couple who bought our house were obviously going to completely renovate. It wouldn't have fitted in their plans at all and money was no object. I sent it to the charity shop and hope that it has found a good home.
I hope your son is very happy in his new home.

My parents donated their G Plan display cabinets to a charity shop - only to find smaller versions of their cabinets there which suited their downsizing to a T. Their old G Plan display cabinets were three doors wide. These are 2 wide. Cost them £140 plus £20 delivery. The old cabinets cost them about £2.7k new in 1980/1! Also kept their dining table and chairs which took 13 months to deliver back in the early 80s!:eek:

Splatfoot

https://uk.rubrikkgroup.com/houses-flats-for-sale/AYxfCN2vxN_jUmf5cgCHlDQCAAABfA

The biggest cobwebs I've ever seen in pic 5.

GDB2222

Patr100 wrote: »

I doubt they'll ever be fashionably collectible but the worse things to try to get rid of in very old houses are often those very old free standing wardrobes usually of very dark wood. Often well made but cannot be dismantled for use elsewhere and too heavy and cumbersome to be given away even for free.

Those wardrobes are often very nicely fitted out inside. I’ve seen a built in wardrobe which had been very cleverly fitted out with the innards of an old wardrobe. It looked great.

bouicca21

G plan is highly desirable!

in_my_wellies

Patr100 wrote: »

I doubt they'll ever be fashionably collectible but the worse things to try to get rid of in very old houses are often those very old free standing wardrobes usually of very dark wood. Often well made but cannot be dismantled for use elsewhere and too heavy and cumbersome to be given away even for free.

This is so true. My parent bought a house in 1969 with a beautiful old gentleman's wardrobe in my bedroom. I was fascinated by all the glass fronted compartments, tie racks, shirt presses, etc, all labeled.
We move out in 1977 and left it. The house sold again in 1988. In 2017 it was for sale again and the wardrobe was still there in the EA's pictures. I'd like to think it's still there - I'll try to find it.

Couldn't find it but I did find this:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=51318495&sale=7654828&country=england
Photo 13

Samsonite1

Skiddaw1 wrote: »

Good story!


Would love to have seen it....

I cannot find any historical property listings for it, but they must have existed a few years ago. I did search for a news article relating to the property, which I found: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mistress-evilyne-tennis-club-complains-6032188

Only problem is that now Google will think that I am looking for S&M in this area because I kind of had to search for it to find something!

Waterlily24

We bought a G Plan dining room table(round extendable) and 6 chairs in 1968, hubby didn't like the units (he was a cabinet maker lol). The table and chairs are still going strong but we've had the chairs recovered a couple of times. The table cost us £40 and the chairs were about £12 each.

lincroft1710

Samsonite1 wrote: »

Only problem is that now Google will think that I am looking for S&M in this area

Your secret is safe with us!

Skiddaw1

Splatfoot wrote: »

https://uk.rubrikkgroup.com/houses-flats-for-sale/AYxfCN2vxN_jUmf5cgCHlDQCAAABfA

The biggest cobwebs I've ever seen in pic 5.

I see what you mean! It could be a lovely house could that. I think they're being a bit cheeky with the guide price however.

Patr100

Splatfoot wrote: »

https://uk.rubrikkgroup.com/houses-flats-for-sale/AYxfCN2vxN_jUmf5cgCHlDQCAAABfA

The biggest cobwebs I've ever seen in pic 5.

Spot the huge old wooden double/treble immovable object/wardrobe in pic 6.

I'm slightly intrigued about the possible timeline for this.
It looks like it was abandoned years , if not decades ago,
in a time capsule
yet only now comes up for auction?