Woman buys chimney for husband's birthday

[eddie49]

It is a Grade-II listed building, near Belper on the A6 in Derbyshire, 140 feet tall, and she paid £3,000 for it at auction:

Milford: Woman buys chimney for husband's birthday

She says her husband always wanted to convert either a water tower or chimney into a home.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fred Dibnah would approve.

 

[TEO]

Oh boy they're going to pay for that..... Insurance, survey, endless pointing & bands £3000 is just the start...... I'm getting quite nostalgic

 

[Brad93]

Pal owns a listed chimney in London.

Very very expensive anchor round his neck

 

[Robert Weaver]

I drive past that most days. Adjacent to a new development of town houses, millford mills.

 

[addjunkie]

Oh boy they're going to pay for that..... Insurance, survey, endless pointing & bands £3000 is just the start...... I'm getting quite nostalgic

My thoughts exactly!

 

[Danez]

Oh boy they're going to pay for that..... Insurance, survey, endless pointing & bands £3000 is just the start...... I'm getting quite nostalgic

going to need stacks of money then!

 

[lincoln2013]

going to need stacks of money then!

All gone up in smoke.

 

[Domdom]

Her words ! I was surprised because I thought I would be in a bidding battle for it


yeah, everyone else knows how much that's gonna cost over the next few years. Inspections, pointing, insurances and so on. The naivety astonishes me.

 

[RichardM]

I saw them taking the one down at the East Mill as it was unsafe.
Hopefully it won't hit the primary school if it falls down.
Will be an interesting birthday!

 

[DanZac]

She's going to need a fair bit of wrapping paper and a big roll of sellotape for that.

 

[redlig]

Her words ! I was surprised because I thought I would be in a bidding battle for it


yeah, everyone else knows how much that's gonna cost over the next few years. Inspections, pointing, insurances and so on. The naivety astonishes me.

Not naive just blond.

 

[8ob]

Hoping to get planning on a heritage site, more chance of goosing the queen If they get permission its going to be a very cosy studio, 4mts in diameter with sides that are at least 600mm thick its going to a circular room of 2.8mts at best, then add studding and insulation

Bob

 

[Olderisbetter]

Not naive just blond.

It's a blond thing for sure, I bet she looked at the plans upside down and thought it was a well

 

[Trevorleach]

Not naive just blond.

Roots!

 

[redlig]

It's a blond thing for sure, I bet she looked at the plans upside down and thought it was a well

Or saw it from a distance . I wonder if when she saw it close up she thought" Oh it's a long way up"
Of course they might be loaded and think nothing of the expense .

 

[daleyd]

Or saw it from a distance . I wonder if when she saw it close up she thought" Oh it's a long way up"
Of course they might be loaded and think nothing of the expense .

 

[nickk]

One of those headlines with a deeper story,daily mail ?

 

[Porkypine]

It's the thought that counts tho, bless her

 

[voipio]

Apparently the husband said he always really wanted one....so she bought him a huge erection.

 

[Morrisman]

Elspeth Beard, the first British woman to ride a motorcycle around the world, (Book: Lone Rider) bought a 140’ tall disused water tower in Godalming, and converted it into a luxury living quarters.

Maybe the chimney guy had similar ideas……