Rougemont Castle is Sold
Idly examining the potential of Rougemont Castle as the next Syntagma Towers (see previous post), I’ve discovered it has now been sold.
It has apparently been flogged to a property company which wants to use it as an entertainment venue — very 20th century.
Intriguingly, it was sold by the Department of Constitutional Affairs, a tinpot Ministry in the Blair government that replaced the 1300-year-old Office of the Lord Chancellor, and which will soon morph again into the Napoleonic Ministry of Justice. Heaven forfend!
Worse, the Department is run by Charlie Falconer, whose only claim to fame is that he once shared a flat with Tony Blair and gave us the delights of the Millennium Dome.
Here’s another memorable view of this glorious pile, taken this morning.
Soon, maybe, the ghost of Elvis will walk the battements. Thanks a bunch, Charlie.
Well .. that’s too bad John .. perhaps some ivy Penthouse Suite on some tall building might compensate for your loss.
Say! was the proceeds of sale public or private? What *DO* castles in England sell for these days?
By HART (1-800-HART) on May 2nd, 2007 at 7:38 pm
I doubt that, HART. Only a Palace would really compensate us now.
Maybe the Queen has a spare she’s not using.
As for the price of Rougemont, I would guess somewhere between £2 and £5 million (10m USD).
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