Council to sell historical house in Shipley Country Park at auction
He said many of the properties and pieces of land were taken on by the council "because nobody else wanted them" and included brownfield and contaminated plots.Residents said Nottingham Lodge was once owned by the National Coal Board, with the country park previously being a coal mine for some 250 years until 1974, leaving 30 abandoned mine shafts on the wider site, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said. An auction listing from SDL Property Auctions details that the detached property "requires a scheme of modernisation", providing a "unique opportunity" to new owners.Sale of the property includes a 999-year lease, the council says.Derby Lodge, a similar property also in the country park, is now operated as Barefeet Lodge Tearooms on behalf of the county council.Sir Walter Tapper was an English architect who focused on Gothic-style buildings and churches.His work includes being appointed Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey and acted as consulting architect to York Minster and Manchester Cathedral.
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