I will keep this item very short because the subject of 'Undershaw' really makes my blood boil!  Can there be another nation in the world that would allow the former home of a universally celebrated writer to fall into such a pitiful state of repair?  The answer of course is emphatically no!!!   What makes matters still worse is that our last two Prime Ministers have both been Scottish!!!  So please Mr. Brown, don't be a political invertebrate all your life and do something to conserve Undershaw!!!   Such a policy decision may not necessarily be popular, but it is most certainly right!  To discover why I am ranting, please follow the link below:

http://www.telegrap h.co.uk/property /main.jhtml? xml=/property/ 2007/10/20/ pconan120. xml

The next link navigates to the homepage of The Victorian Society, who are campaigning to have Undershaw designated a Grade I listed building:

http://www.victorian-society.org.uk/

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