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After seeing from Raz’s post showing the state of the place now I took a look at my pics of what it was like just a few years ago, the magpies had only just begun their thieving and it was one of the nicest places I ever had a nose, photography has never bin one of my strength’s but hears a few I got

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They don’t look happy
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Some of the lighting was good
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The four poster I mentioned
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The bathroom complete with mirrored ceiling
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Dining room
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The bar, I would have give the Chives a good home,

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Unadulterated, tasted fine,it’s a bugger keeping to the rules sometimes.
, the place was stuffed with the families belongings including letters from their bank demanding money or else, so they just loaded a van with as much as they could and left.

Thanks for looking
 
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It really has gone downhill since your visit (not that I'm implying a connection!) ;) I wonder why there was a loo roll on the dining table? Good report.
 
It really has gone downhill since your visit (not that I'm implying a connection!) ;) I wonder why there was a loo roll on the dining table? Good report.

Along with the chocolate teacakes and radio, I haven't any idea Sludden, I guess even pykies get peckish and need to use the bog,
 
Nothing wrong with your clear, nicely framed simple photographs Smiler. In fact I personally think that although you think photography is not a 'strength', it is because of this that your images come across as truthful and so informative - a major strength in my book for recording for 'history or posterity'. Thanks for a trip down memory lane, the place was quite comfortable! Sadly; like many similar establishments around the UK. private membership 'bars' did nothing to get around strict late night licensing laws and bring in the hordes of paying punters. In concerns such as this it was impossible for the 'public house' side to financially support the overheads of the hotel and catering business - the Banks were very quick, even in those days, to pull the plug and recall an overdraft and competition from similar establishments in a town or resort would have made business life very difficult.
 
Nice to see what it once looked like compared to now, shame it's due to theft and whatnot and not natural decay though.
 
I can't remember the guys name now but the owner was staying at her majesty's pleasure a few years back which might explain his long abscence..
 
Nothing wrong with your clear, nicely framed simple photographs Smiler. In fact I personally think that although you think photography is not a 'strength', it is because of this that your images come across as truthful and so informative - a major strength in my book for recording for 'history or posterity'. Thanks for a trip down memory lane, the place was quite comfortable! Sadly; like many similar establishments around the UK. private membership 'bars' did nothing to get around strict late night licensing laws and bring in the hordes of paying punters. In concerns such as this it was impossible for the 'public house' side to financially support the overheads of the hotel and catering business - the Banks were very quick, even in those days, to pull the plug and recall an overdraft and competition from s
imilar establishments in a town or resort would have made business life very difficult.

I meant to reply to your post as soon as I read it DS but I was distracted by whiskey advertisement, the comments you made about the banks hit the nail on the head, the letters were quite disturbing and if I had bin in this family's position I might well have done a runner meself,
 
I meant to reply to your post as soon as I read it DS but I was distracted by whiskey advertisement, the comments you made about the banks hit the nail on the head, the letters were quite disturbing and if I had bin in this family's position I might well have done a runner meself,

I won't go into details - but if you put financial mis-doings and 11407222's info together, you will get the gist of the problem.
 
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