Last pretty post for a while as we've run out of sunshine.
Tomorrow I'll be back to the usual crap so make the most of this.
Just next door to the church from yesterday's post sit the very few but very beautiful houses that constitute Blythburgh.
They're mostly sixteenth century but with the remains of earlier buildings mingled in, plus some later additions.
I'll let them do the talking for themselves while I twiddle my thumbs for a bit.
Twiddle
This one is the old priory for the church.
This flint end is Tudor but the main hall that you can see behind it is mostly fourteenth century with sixteenth century bay windows added.
If you can afford to live here I want to marry you.
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Just curious, Dive, how much does property like this cost? A fortune, I know, but in numbers?
The priory looks great, kinda like it could be one of those haunted places. Must be scary by night!
I've just checked the local estate agents, Utsav and we're talking between five and ten million pounds for something like this (double that for Yankee dollars).
Fucking hell!
Yup. It scared the crap out of me. I was thinking two to three million but then I'm out of the loop on house prices.
Ok in my senses again. But wow, did I just say "fortune"?? I must have been kidding!!
Hee hee.
These are way over the norm because they're within easy reach of London's fat-cats as weekend country retreats.
The same thing would cost much less only a little further out of the capital where I am in Norfolk.
I love the mixture from the different centuries and that these things haven't been torn down to make newer models. In the States, if you want to preserve a historical building, you have to have the declared historical, and you have to form a committee to protect it and pay for its upkeep. No wonder we have no sense of history.
I think I'll have myself declared "historical" when I hit fifty later this year, Robyn, though I doubt I'll find anyone to pay for my upkeep.
Hee hee.
The houses are glorious Dive and for a moment there I was thinking I might be in the running as wife but then I remembered M.B and also find that my bank account balance is somewhat short of five million pounds and has little hope of ever reaching ten million. So there, some other lucky gal will have all the luck.
Dammit!
All the best women are either already married or have way too much taste and common sense for the likes of me.
Hee hee.
Those are LOVELY! But I never would have thought so expensive. Here I was thinking "quaint English village out of the way...simple, cheap living..."
Just goes to show ya.
Oh no! I'm a few pounds short! Can i pay you after the honeymoon?
Love those flint ones.
Another reason for me to visit England. America has many beautiful places, but nothing that equals this kind of beauty. We look like a cherubic baby next to an older woman with soft lines and so much character that you just want to sit and have tea with her.
I LOVED the last couple pieces. Thank you so very much, Dive.
That is very, very cool--the look and the feel are absolutely awesome. Sorry the nice days ended after this post, though.
Thank god.
Australia is full of ugly attempts at old english tudor and it sucks.
Then again you have time on your side to make it look authentic.
I'm back, I'm thankfully awake and as cranky as a cut snake. between you and me it should be a good week.
Gulp Dive - I'm no show!!! Maybe I could work it off.....
In India declaring something 'historical' usually just invites people to scribble on the walls. How many magnificient monuments do we have here with hearts and arrows scrathed into them, along with inscriptions like "Raju love Rani" or something. Where's the respect?
Katherine: we DO have "quaint English village; out of the way; cheap(ish) easy living", but alas not within easy reach of London.
Which is why I commute seven hours a day; I love my job in London but I can only afford to live in my cheap(ish) village three-and-a-half hour's away.
Lynn: Oh, alright … As it's you.
Maria: I like older women with soft lines. And I make a splendid cup of tea. Come on over.
Hey, Pilgrim: You've lived here, so you know what it's like.
And the sun will come out again someday, so there'll be more of this stuff.
Kate: Mock Tudor hurts my eyes. But you Aussies do "Victorian" very well. Both you and Monsieur B have delighted me by posting some fabulous Puginesquery (Cool! A new word!).
I am SO glad you're back. I missed you more than you'd find comfortable.
Jules: Hee hee hee.
Utsav: That's a great shame. We all get to see the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort, but when Michael Wood did a history of India documentary series for the BBC recently I was shocked by how many unbelievably beautiful buildings you still have that are in a semi-ruinous state.
India's history is magnificent and makes the West look pathetic, but your government needs to realise the fact that a few pretty museum pieces will soon be all that's left unless some SERIOUS money and commitment is invested in preserving your legacy.
Not gonna happen, Dive. It's all gonna rot away. Even the marble on Taj Mahal has gone filthy and stained with all the pollution, and God knows what else. There are no measures by the Government to prevent it, no consideration amongst the people, and the money always goes into the wrong pockets. It's sad, really.
Thanks Dive, I'll look forward to it.
Utsav: That is truly dreadful. My next couple of posts will show what can be done with a building that was seemingly ruined, so perhaps there's hope.
Lynn: Oo'er!
Oo'er indeed LOL ! So, Blog Husband: where shall we honeymoon. Why don't we pop over to Jules'?
Hee hee, Lynn. I must confess that the idea of lounging by that beautiful turquoise sea with a chilled glass of champers and such an enticingly decadent "blogwife" may well render me quite useless for the remainder of the day.
Why? How much would it cost? And very nice photos. Do we have something similar in Norfolk? I'm certain we do.
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