Posted by inacron It gets me down that there are no newly impoverished peers of "diminished means" with a rotting family home on this side of the pond. I'm glad the shells are kept around for us who enjoy them. Thank you.
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A lot of the time they are still listed, protected buildings so cannot be demolished without special legal consent, yet they are too far gone, or in too much of an isolated position, for any development opportunities - so they just get left to become real 'modern' ruins.