One of our stately homes isn't missing

[ksmith]

A farmer in Redhill, Great Britain, built a castle, then hid it behind hay bales. He skirted some zoning regs, it seemed, and tried to take advantage of a loophole by hiding his castle for four years, after which he thought it would be grandfathered in. Or something.

The council wants the building near Redhill some 30 km south of London to be demolished, along with an associated conservatory, marquee structure, wooden bridge, patio, decking and tarmac racecourse.

"It looks like a mock-Tudor house from the front and it's got two turrets at the back," the spokeswoman said. "I understand there is also a cannon."

Comments

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

Actually, American actor, American series. He gave an absolutely amazing performance as Col. T.C. McQueen, an invitro-bred soldier, in "Space: Above and Beyond" back in the late '90's, and he's currently playing Bill Buchanan on "24".

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell, I didn't know he was on 24. I've never had any especial desire to watch that, but now I'm going to have to. Man!

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

I hate the show, but I watched the fourth season, just because James was on it. And he's great, as you might imagine. In fact, last year, MSN TV named him as one of the ten best actors on TV. :-)

'Bout damn time, sez I. :-)