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Your 2nd post said it all - a concise and detailed report
The place is a wreck and beyond economical and practical recovery for the taxpayer
Sell it off and hit the developers for a windfall tax when they apply to build homes at rip-off prices
What's the problem? Nostalgia?
Do English heritage wish to retain run down buildings full of asbestos to remind our yoof of today (who have no interest) of the good old days just after the war ?
Don't get me wrong - I have done 42 years - 32 years flying - and have been to many 1928 format stns
Having dined, slept, and seen all the history in these messes, it's not difficult to imagine how lovely those times were - in my younger days, I made a point of going for a run around the perri track before dinner - then you saw the history of things that had long disappeared
However, this is 2005 - a very small, enthusiastic bunch of people are involved in this preservation process - they must eventually wake up and smell the coffee
Can you expect to pay for, or run, an estate, that's not even breaking even, let alone giving value for money ?