tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post6294961462269241973..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: I’ll Take This: PrioryPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43630995580527552962012-07-19T17:20:32.475-04:002012-07-19T17:20:32.475-04:00Herts... no on-site parking. That and the plumbing...Herts... no on-site parking. That and the plumbing are the problems.problematicsPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-49426490768115766602012-07-19T16:49:06.195-04:002012-07-19T16:49:06.195-04:00It's a steal, I wonder whether there is a gar...It's a steal, I wonder whether there is a garden/parking space? Note the yellow lines outside. It would be a perfect home/showroom for an antique dealer. <br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />HertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-51462755191939871802012-07-16T20:51:26.321-04:002012-07-16T20:51:26.321-04:00That's a great idea! Those things can throw of...That's a great idea! Those things can throw off some heat. The price isn't too bad, considering...Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63197936338191120862012-07-16T20:50:46.068-04:002012-07-16T20:50:46.068-04:00Loi... did you see the images of the castle where ...Loi... did you see the images of the castle where I worked? The place is amazing. <br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/38591407" rel="nofollow">This</a> is a little video I did of the dining room, which had been brought in from France, and the waterfront which is on the Bristol Channel. The castle was owned by William Randolph Hearst in the early 1900s.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85290339815826406042012-07-16T20:37:07.897-04:002012-07-16T20:37:07.897-04:00I think I'd just stick a few Aga Cookers in th...I think I'd just stick a few Aga Cookers in the fireplaces for heat, fix the drains and leave it alone. It's beautiful and I hope no one gets the bright idea of "modernizing" it. Wish I could just pick up and move and save it. Maybe I should play the lottery this week.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47328687112166136862012-07-16T20:35:59.590-04:002012-07-16T20:35:59.590-04:00Meg,
This reminds me so much of Great Dixter. I ...Meg, <br />This reminds me so much of Great Dixter. I think we spent over 4 hours there. I love timber framed Tudors.....so old world. I'd fill this with lots of Chesterfields and Robert Kime textiles....after winning the lottery of course :)<br />Cheers,<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-79124683530092545602012-07-16T13:14:48.966-04:002012-07-16T13:14:48.966-04:00Re: Mr Wizard comment response- The general popul...Re: Mr Wizard comment response- The general populace takes too much for granted. However, I suppose they have common sense. Certainly in the 12th century the construction methods involved wheels, a pulley system or two, inclines, wedges, levers etc. Perhaps the gentle reader wanted to call attention to how beautiful things made by hand, which have lasted for centuries, required blood Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-38672051097015395052012-07-16T12:27:36.734-04:002012-07-16T12:27:36.734-04:00{see comment above re: bathrooms and no heat} #hyg...{see comment above re: bathrooms and no heat} #hygienesufferedmeg@pigtownhttp://pigtown-design.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87068161514041559542012-07-16T12:26:15.655-04:002012-07-16T12:26:15.655-04:00I am assuming that it does have a fireplace in eve...I am assuming that it does have a fireplace in every room - especially since there's no central heating!meghttp://pigtown-design.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-5463232907755528052012-07-16T12:04:26.548-04:002012-07-16T12:04:26.548-04:00Does it have a fireplace in every room? It is loca...Does it have a fireplace in every room? It is located in my favorite part of England. I still read my old Daphne du Maurier books that are so worn but still favorites. Think I will dig one out right now. Thank you for the lovely post.elseinwmsbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-60363855847125209692012-07-16T11:49:47.380-04:002012-07-16T11:49:47.380-04:00Sign me up +I would adore living there! + Only pic...Sign me up +I would adore living there! + Only pictures show the amazing features. No central heating + bathrooms create problems. xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4086421468339264912012-07-16T11:20:39.601-04:002012-07-16T11:20:39.601-04:00Agree 100%. It's a terrific house and it's...Agree 100%. It's a terrific house and it's an even better price. Less than a half million dollars with the conversion.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-5878688518771625652012-07-16T11:19:52.934-04:002012-07-16T11:19:52.934-04:00Funny you mention the beams, because i just got th...Funny you mention the beams, because i just got this comment via e-mail from a reader:<br /><i>Enjoyed this post, especially because I recently read a post by a well-known blogger who announced she would insert fake wood beams to "add history" to her new house. Your pictures show that a house either has history, or must make its own, and that beams which are not part of its structural Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4947216235189343492012-07-16T11:17:25.793-04:002012-07-16T11:17:25.793-04:00Being a bit pedantic, Mr. Wizard? I'd venture ...Being a bit pedantic, Mr. Wizard? I'd venture to say that when the general populace is thinking of machinery, they are not thinking of wheels and levers, inclined planes or wedges. I was referring to things like cranes, earth-movers, power saws and perhaps even electricity, which at the point that the buildings were moved to St. Donat's Castle, was not available in this part of South Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-51643835807389864172012-07-16T11:12:12.539-04:002012-07-16T11:12:12.539-04:00The first house where I lived in Wales didn't ...The first house where I lived in Wales didn't have central heat or instant hot water. That was quite problematic at bath-time!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-32878451005933123962012-07-16T11:11:32.262-04:002012-07-16T11:11:32.262-04:00Possibly amongst the best, I'd think!Possibly amongst the best, I'd think!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67972774911261342022012-07-16T11:05:31.519-04:002012-07-16T11:05:31.519-04:00Isn't that painting amazing? I'd love to k...Isn't that painting amazing? I'd love to know the story behind it.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7673771272431033652012-07-16T11:02:15.964-04:002012-07-16T11:02:15.964-04:00Without the aid of machinery?? Well that was some...Without the aid of machinery?? Well that was some trick. no levers wheels and axles, no pulley no inclined planes, or use of a wedge or screw. ( these are simple machines) ( Jethro Tull invented the earth screw for planting- a long time ago) perhaps you were referring to Electricity? Mr. Wizard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-76459088021270940722012-07-16T09:37:45.287-04:002012-07-16T09:37:45.287-04:00Beautiful!!!!!!!Beautiful!!!!!!!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764679027145746004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-6413376341471846782012-07-16T09:35:40.213-04:002012-07-16T09:35:40.213-04:00*weeping openly*
But honestly, tell me you wouldn...*weeping openly*<br /><br />But honestly, tell me you wouldn't totally hang a swinging sofa, with huge wrought iron chains, on that beam in front of the fireplace (first photo). Yes, I think you would.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62022305124332987372012-07-16T09:13:45.975-04:002012-07-16T09:13:45.975-04:00I love it....but definitely need central heat and ...I love it....but definitely need central heat and bathrooms. Have a super week. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-23019092676401757002012-07-16T07:25:43.772-04:002012-07-16T07:25:43.772-04:00Death by Devon cream is not the worst way to go.Death by Devon cream is not the worst way to go.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33121230778210219202012-07-16T03:17:21.093-04:002012-07-16T03:17:21.093-04:00How wonderful to live in a place like that! Altho...How wonderful to live in a place like that! Although, I know, from watching decades of mysteries on PBS and BBC, that within days of moving in, I would either be found dead or be the suspect in a murder. Quaint small English towns are apparently death traps.<br /><br />I love the painted designs between the beams in those two paneled rooms.Cindy at enclos*urehttp://enclosuretakerefuge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com