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From this week's SALON, the Soc of Antiquaries newsletter:
'A tale of two farmhouses: the following item caught the eye of Salon’s editor while browsing the property pages of Country Life recently: ‘The Grade-I listed Manor Farmhouse at South Wraxall, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, may have been a Benedictine hospice … the present owner has paved the way for its conversion to a substantial five-bedroomed house through discussions with the local district council, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and English Heritage … initial proposals were warmly received but further discussions would be required to establish how best to convert the building in the most sympathetic manner.’
Could this be the same Manor Farmhouse, South Wraxhall, that is featured in Cornerstone, SPAB’s membership magazine, where Deputy Secretary Matthew Slocombe writes: ‘The Society was asked to consider an application for the Farmhouse’s re-use as one dwelling. This may be appropriate in principle, but the extent of alteration, lack of repair details, unsympathetic extension proposals and insufficient analysis of the fabric affected and the impact of the change made the scheme entirely unacceptable. The local planning authority’s Conservation Officer, English Heritage and others shared this view. We will be extremely surprised if the application is not refused or withdrawn.’ If that is what Country Life means by a warm reception, what mere mortal could withstand an icy SPAB blast?'
http://www.lanefox.co.uk/upload/files/3838.pdf
'A tale of two farmhouses: the following item caught the eye of Salon’s editor while browsing the property pages of Country Life recently: ‘The Grade-I listed Manor Farmhouse at South Wraxall, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, may have been a Benedictine hospice … the present owner has paved the way for its conversion to a substantial five-bedroomed house through discussions with the local district council, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and English Heritage … initial proposals were warmly received but further discussions would be required to establish how best to convert the building in the most sympathetic manner.’
Could this be the same Manor Farmhouse, South Wraxhall, that is featured in Cornerstone, SPAB’s membership magazine, where Deputy Secretary Matthew Slocombe writes: ‘The Society was asked to consider an application for the Farmhouse’s re-use as one dwelling. This may be appropriate in principle, but the extent of alteration, lack of repair details, unsympathetic extension proposals and insufficient analysis of the fabric affected and the impact of the change made the scheme entirely unacceptable. The local planning authority’s Conservation Officer, English Heritage and others shared this view. We will be extremely surprised if the application is not refused or withdrawn.’ If that is what Country Life means by a warm reception, what mere mortal could withstand an icy SPAB blast?'
http://www.lanefox.co.uk/upload/files/3838.pdf