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Post by librarylady on Feb 28, 2020 0:46:56 GMT
The property, which is eight storeys high including the tank, has a conventionally shaped ground floor and first floor with a 20ft long kitchen.
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Post by refugeepea on Feb 28, 2020 0:50:10 GMT
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Post by kristalina on Feb 28, 2020 0:52:28 GMT
We have quite a few well-towers in town that have been converted to tiny apartments, but nothing like that! very cool!
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Post by librarylady on Feb 28, 2020 0:52:59 GMT
Great kitchen  |
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 28, 2020 1:09:59 GMT
That kitchen is divine.
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Post by peasquared on Feb 28, 2020 1:12:07 GMT
I'd love to live there! TFS.  |
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Post by candleangie on Feb 28, 2020 1:31:48 GMT
If you have netflix, this build was on an episode of grand designs. It was good tv. :-)
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 28, 2020 1:32:57 GMT
Wow, those views are amazing!! What gorgeous countryside. I remember seeing a water tower conversion on Grand Designs, but I don't think it was that one. This is the Grand Designs one that I was thinking about: Water tower conversion |
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 28, 2020 1:38:09 GMT
If you have netflix, this build was on an episode of grand designs. It was good tv. :-) I can't remember this one being on Grand Designs, I can only remember the one in London that I linked in my post above. |
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Post by candleangie on Feb 28, 2020 1:56:05 GMT
If you have netflix, this build was on an episode of grand designs. It was good tv. :-) I can't remember this one being on Grand Designs, I can only remember the one in London that I linked in my post above. Oh!! I thought it was the same one! |
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Post by psoccer on Feb 28, 2020 2:04:03 GMT
Lovely! My parents took apart a water tower tank and used the boards, in order, to create a pool, and they used the top for the gazebo. This is just so cool.
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 28, 2020 2:06:18 GMT
I can't remember this one being on Grand Designs, I can only remember the one in London that I linked in my post above. Oh!! I thought it was the same one! I like the interior of the London one better, but I like the views on this one in Sussex better. And I like how they have kept the facade completely original. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 28, 2020 2:07:07 GMT
Spectacular!! Seems I missed seeing the elevator though.......... |
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Post by SweetieBugs on Feb 28, 2020 2:27:21 GMT
That is gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 3:24:29 GMT
I love this.
Even the furniture.
It is perfect.
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Post by wellway on Feb 28, 2020 9:37:38 GMT
Oh!! I thought it was the same one! I like the interior of the London one better, but I like the views on this one in Sussex better. And I like how they have kept the facade completely original. I'm guessing but I suspect that the local planners would not allow any changes. Planning laws here can be very strict. Some buildings get a grading if they are important examples of a type of build, age etc. A grade 1 listed building would be highly regulated as to what can be done both inside and out. I personally would hate the restrictions but the rules are the reason that there are so many original and unique buildings in the UK. A new building near us had a visit from planning after they added the roof, it was higher than the surrounding properties. Building stopped until the roof was removed and replaced with the version they had approval for. Try to build when you don't have permission and the council will force you to knock the whole building down. The link is about a couple who built a house disguised as a hay barn in a green belt area. The local council were not pleased. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21064148 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 10:01:07 GMT
I've suddenly had the urge to move house.  That conversion is so beautiful. I love that they have incorporated the brick within some of the rooms. |
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Post by peasapie on Feb 28, 2020 12:01:25 GMT
It’s decorated beautifully! I wasn’t able to tell how many sq ft each floor is or whether there is an elevator inside. The views must be incredible.
Living inside a NYC townhouse for several years, I found it inconvenient to have the kitchen on one floor, living room on another floor, bedroom on another floor, more bedrooms in other floors...the elevator did help.
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Post by blue tulip on Feb 28, 2020 12:43:41 GMT
It’s decorated beautifully! I wasn’t able to tell how many sq ft each floor is or whether there is an elevator inside. The views must be incredible. Living inside a NYC townhouse for several years, I found it inconvenient to have the kitchen on one floor, living room on another floor, bedroom on another floor, more bedrooms in other floors...the elevator did help. the floor plan said there was 779 sq ft on each of the lower 2 levels, then about 120sq ft on each of the tower levels. no elevator. it's so pretty, i would totally live there. |
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Post by teddyw on Feb 28, 2020 13:22:19 GMT
More things on my Netflix list.
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Post by peasapie on Feb 28, 2020 14:33:17 GMT
It’s decorated beautifully! I wasn’t able to tell how many sq ft each floor is or whether there is an elevator inside. The views must be incredible. Living inside a NYC townhouse for several years, I found it inconvenient to have the kitchen on one floor, living room on another floor, bedroom on another floor, more bedrooms in other floors...the elevator did help. the floor plan said there was 779 sq ft on each of the lower 2 levels, then about 120sq ft on each of the tower levels. no elevator. it's so pretty, i would totally live there. Thanks; I didn't see that. So it's like two apartments on those lower levels, which I guess is where I'll be spending most of my time when I move in.  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 28, 2020 22:09:19 GMT
I like the interior of the London one better, but I like the views on this one in Sussex better. And I like how they have kept the facade completely original. I'm guessing but I suspect that the local planners would not allow any changes. Planning laws here can be very strict. Some buildings get a grading if they are important examples of a type of build, age etc. A grade 1 listed building would be highly regulated as to what can be done both inside and out. I personally would hate the restrictions but the rules are the reason that there are so many original and unique buildings in the UK. A new building near us had a visit from planning after they added the roof, it was higher than the surrounding properties. Building stopped until the roof was removed and replaced with the version they had approval for. Try to build when you don't have permission and the council will force you to knock the whole building down. The link is about a couple who built a house disguised as a hay barn in a green belt area. The local council were not pleased. We have very strict laws here too. If a building is heritage listed you cannot change the facade at all. Overall I am happy with the laws, because it ensures we keep so many beautiful older buildings (when I say old, it's nothing compared to what you have in the UK of course!) But sometimes I am left shaking my head over things they choose to give a heritage listing to - one of the latest they are talking about is a freakin freeway! There was a case a couple of years ago where a developer knocked down an Irish pub that had been built in the mid 1800s. It wasn't actually on the Heritage Register, but it was still covered by heritage rules, so they weren't allowed to knock it down. The developers ended up getting a $1.3 million dollar fine, and the land was seized. I can't remember whether they have to rebuild it in the same style, or whether it's going to be turned into a park. |
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Post by scrappintoee on Feb 29, 2020 6:15:47 GMT
Wow, that is SO cool---thanks for sharing! Lovely! My parents took apart a water tower tank and used the boards, in order, to create a pool, and they used the top for the gazebo. This is just so cool. Wow...this sounds sooo cool! Any chance you could show us some piks? And your parents built this themselves ? ! ?  |
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