Wreck of the Week

Keith and Hazel tipped me off about this rural, er, gem... On the edge of the village of Three Holes , about eight miles from Wisbech, the three-bed detached property comes with stables, paddocks and around 1.5 acres of land. And a fair bit of work to do. As Keith wrote: This really does fit the ideal description of 'wreck of the week'...We are not sure if the kitchen is to die for or die in. Here's that kitchen: Agents Rural Scene describe the property as "for improvement" and mention its 1930s build based on an Ideal Home Exhibition design. But it's also up for sale on ruralandequestrian.com who describe it as needing total refurbishment, including "new windows, doors, gutters etc., maintenance work to the roof, rendering needs replacing or patching plus other work as seen..."* The house has hall, dining room, lounge and kitchen downstairs; three bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. Oil-fired central heating. Outside is a garden area and t...

  Wreck reader Eleanor sent me these two. I think you could safely describe them as off the beaten track. Or indeed any track . As Eleanor put it in her email: VERY wild area. No track. How the current owners got their new bathroom in I can't imagine. Blake Mire house is on Grisdale Moor, just outside Garsdale and about 10 miles from Sedbergh in Cumbria. This is how agents Chris Whelan describes the location: Take the A684 from Sedbergh to Garsdale. After approx. 9.5 miles turn right up the hill to Garsdale Station, parking on the right after the bridge. Walk down the hill back to the A684, cross the road and follow the signed footpath across the moor to Blake Mire. Boots required. However, planning consent has now been given to lay a track to the house and negotiations are "ongoing" for rights of way across neighbouring land. The detached barn - and an idea of the location! There is electricity to all the buildings; water supplied from a spring, and a se...