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Can't see what all the argy bargy is about, first off who's property is it, why should the current owner of High Riley Farm need to consult or be advised by any other than the local council.
Would any of you put up with outside interference with any of your
own property restorations, I think not.
Did the owners of High Riley back in the 1820's consult any one when they incorporated the old tower that stood behind High Riley Cottages into the barn at High Riley farm.
Never heard any fuss when Leafield Barn was altered, looks nothing like it did when the Wright family owned it.

Retlaw.

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Can you tell me when the Wright family had the Leafield i only remember the Richards family being there in my lifetime cause i am but a whippersnapper.The alterations to the Leafield where done by a builder called Roy barnes when he made another dwelling from the barn as well as renovating the original house , which i suppose is an easier project than the Spire because it does not need LBC.

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The Wright family moved from Hambeldon Hall some time after WW1, they were at Leafield Barn untill some time in the 1950's.
I only knew the mother Mrs Wright, a real formidable woman, and her three sons George, Harry & Richard. George went into property repairing, and Harry worked for some time at Moseleys Bakery in Jacob St, I think Richard was the last one to use it as a farm, they had a rooster that attacked any one who went near the place, I always carried a stick with me when I went to West farm.

Retlaw.

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Agree to my way of thinking nowt at all, the fact the owner is prepared to consult, n objector refuses says it all to me.

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Thanks for that retlaw although the Richards family did farm the leafield along with other family members who still live at moleside farm to the left of west farm at the top of sandy lane, one of the brothers Thomas Richards had a butchers shop up willows lane.

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I am certain that RH Foy is more than willing to give, free of charge, large bags of horse manure for next years crop of rhubarb, this helps to bring out the sweetness. It is quite clear that by putting custard on this years crop, has left a very sour and bitter taste in some peoples mouths.

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hahaha very good, i have a sister called denise ann foy but i dont think thats you??.. people can help themselves to the manure, thats untill i can turn it into fuel for the machines on the farm

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This thread reminds me of the first time I saw The Matrix at the cinema - I watched it from the beginning but left not knowing what the hell is was all about!

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You really ought to find out -
...you would be amazed :D

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.....the plot thickens.....

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This threads getting weirder by the day.:confused:

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Hi, yep big sis. Just felt that I had to make a comment due to the mentality of some folk, who clearly are not interested in the restoration of Spire Farm. I feel that some threads are a personal dig at you. Knew new, to too, their there, is his, what does it matter??? Maybe you should restore the farm back to the 1800s as some folk are clearly still living in that era.

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Just for the record, spelling and grammar are ignored now when marking exam papers.

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And what a bad move IMHO, spelling and grammar are a major part of understanding the written word. These moves are not helping our young peope at all:mad:

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hi denise/sister how did you find out about this forum in preston??
sadly it as got petty re grammer, but people in glass houses shouldt throw stones,.. if you look at one particular thread, you will chuckle.

some folk thing there being clever by correcting such petty mistakes.. this as created a distraction of the first posting i did,, people of accy are entitled to thier genuine concerns as are others who dont want to see an historic landmark ruined by contempory styles, its a great shame that most of them havent seen the way its been ruined inside... as we were brought up to care for all others, this is why i have let the good genuine folk of accy aware of whats going on.
in this day and age you CANNOT win all people over, but if the majority are gratefull that ive kept them informed, then a small few will have to live with not taking up my offer to chat have a look round andEVEN suggest ideas, and finally to those who i/we have confused could i just say that this as been created by those immature people who simply wont wait for the end result or wont put their dogs on a lead or pick up the dog poo, when they pass through our grounds, these people never get the point untill they actually suffer from a dog related incident, and even then they would find a reason to not blame themselves.