Sad pics...

[britincali]

My parents bought a derelict mansion built in 1880 when I was 8 and turned it into a hotel, the renovation took 2 years to open and never really stopped untill we sold it when I was 20 (the reason I moved here) this house meant a lot to me.

The guy who bought it from us ran it for 3 years then went bankrupt, it sat empty for another 3 years then some stuck up fake "lord" bought it (he paid for the lord title), him and his nasty fat assed wife lived there for 18 months when one winters night a fire started, im 100% sure it was meant to be a small one for an insurance claim. It got out of hand and even with 9 fire engines burnt for 12 hrs.

Ive posted pics before but I just found these new ones this morning.



Here she is when we ran her....



And here is as she stands now...








Link

http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SH3646?class=Ruin

Here is a quote from the local fire stations website...

"Memorable Calls:

Plas yr Eifl,Trefor. December 2005. Call came in as a chimney fire.By the time we arrived it was through the roof and fanned by strong winds. BA crew was withdrawn due to the fierce fire and heat. Supply of water was limited and the fire soon spread to engulf the whole building.An acetylene cylinder was inside the building and it exploded at 0200 hours sending a flame through a side door which destroyed one hosereel. The building was completely gutted."

Some people firmly deserve to burn in hell and the two twats that lit this definatly need to.

[dannygraves]

that really sucks dude, looks like a beautiful property.

[Hellbear]

that really sucks dude, looks like a beautiful property.

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[britincali]

Its a trip how attached I was to it, I couldnt stand the fact my parents sold it and couldnt bare to see it empty so I moved over here the day they signed the escrow papers. I still dream about the place 2-3 times a week.

Apparently some footballer bought it last month and is planning on knocking it down and building 4-5 houses on the land.

[Hellbear]

That sucks. I would rebuild it the way it stands.

[AlisoBob]

That home in O.C. , with that view, would be 5 million.

What did your parents sell it for?

Sad photos, for sure..

[dannygraves]

That home in O.C. , with that view, would be 5 million.

What did your parents sell it for?

Sad photos, for sure..

shit, in laguna hills...MORE!
thats why I moved out of cali.

[britincali]

Rebuilding it would cost millions so thats a no-go.


We bought it in '88 for 45,000 pounds ($90k) in a bad state it had been abandoned for 10+ years and had massive water damage, the cellar had 18" of water and a big community of frogs when we moved in.

We sold it for 275,000 pounds 13 years later ($550k). My parents invested a good 200k pounds and years of hard labour, its horrible to think of how many hours my dad spent on it for it all to turn to ash.

If it were in a better more accesable location it would have easily been a multi million pound home.

[Hellbear]

That home in O.C. , with that view, would be 5 million.

What did your parents sell it for?

Sad photos, for sure..

shit, in laguna hills...MORE!
thats why I moved out of cali.

You are also required to be to live there aswell.

[dannygraves]

god damn, that what I bought my stupid house for!!! and that thing was HUGE!

[britincali]

Heres a pic looking from the dining room into the foyer




If you look at the supporting wall on the left you can see the clean granite from where it got so hot the stone exploded, the whole gable end on the outside it like that, its crazy to think of the temps going on.

I talked with my dad a lot about rebuilding it and that is the biggest problem, half of the building would have to be rebuilt as the rock is shattered.

[sabreguy]

That is a sad story.
But the above pic is gorgeous!!!

[britincali]

But the above pic is gorgeous!!!

I spent a lot of time running around in those fields

Heres the view from the front door...

[sabreguy]

Just think what you could do with a 500 screaming around there!

[AlisoBob]

I just spent 15 minutes talking to Brit.... about the Ghosts that lived there...


... ya.... thats what I said....

He swears Tox was choked out , more that once.. while a "spirit" looked on from the corner of the room.

Stuff flying off tables, a little girl sitting on his bed for 20 minutes... staring at him.

Brit, you gotta come clean on what kind of pharmicuticles you had over there...

If I was you, that that stuff happened to me...I would be at church 5 days a week!

[britincali]

Just think what you could do with a 500 screaming around there!

I had a YZ490 at the time and it sucked, all the fields are fenced/walled off so you would get her rolling then have to stop to open a gate then be careful not to let any sheep out then re start the bike...... Riding is way better here

[britincali]

I just spent 15 minutes talking to Brit.... about the Ghosts that lived there...


He swears Tox was choked out , more that once.. while a "spirit" looked on from the corner of the room.

Stuff flying off tables, a little girl sitting on his bed for 20 minutes... staring at him.

!

All 100% true bob.


I have probably 60+ pics at home of the fire damage, there are faces in the windows of at least 5 of them. A lot of the villagers took pics when it was burning and loads of them have weird stuff in the pics.

[AlisoBob]

Details man, I want details!

Tox should add her version of events too...

[britincali]

Tox should add her version of events too...

Ask her on the next ride, I wont coach her at all.

[britincali]

Read the caption under the pic....

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/242433

[sabreguy]

I want to see the ghost pics!!!

[britincali]

I want to see the ghost pics!!!

I have them on my computer at home, you have to zoom in to see them.

How can I zoom in on a pic and post it here?

[sabreguy]

I want to see the ghost pics!!!

I have them on my computer at home, you have to zoom in to see them.

How can I zoom in on a pic and post it here?

Beats the hell outta me I 'm no computer guru.

Mo oh MO help a Hoon out!!!

[MojoScojo]

Brit, go download IrfanView. It's free, and easy.

[mxracr121]

I just spent 15 minutes talking to Brit.... about the Ghosts that lived there...


... ya.... thats what I said....

He swears Tox was choked out , more that once.. while a "spirit" looked on from the corner of the room.

Stuff flying off tables, a little girl sitting on his bed for 20 minutes... staring at him.

Brit, you gotta come clean on what kind of pharmicuticles you had over there...

If I was you, that that stuff happened to me...I would be at church 5 days a week!

HaHa, thats funny. Anyways, that looks like it was very nice. I can't believe your parents bought that place for $90k. Unreal! I'd pay alot more for it the way it, the way sits now!