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madelaine
(@madelaine)
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17/04/2008 3:00 pm  

This bungalow is for sale quite near to where I live. Apparently, it is likely to be bulldozed to put a new house on the site.

http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/HUPE164659


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NULL NULL
(@sidekickartscollab-com)
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17/04/2008 3:43 pm  

I would keep it standing.
In my humble opinion. The low profile of the single-floor house nicely compliments the landscape.


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Danish-homestore.com
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17/04/2008 3:56 pm  

BUY BUY BUY
BUY BUY BUY


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RetroSixty
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17/04/2008 4:12 pm  

I like it, bit of work and...
I like it, bit of work and it would look great. In fact, to hell with it, somebody buy it so developers can't pull it down and build some more cardboard boxes. We won't have any heritage left in this country, nor green countryside in the next 50 years!


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Stephen
(@stephen)
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17/04/2008 4:26 pm  

it's very cool
Buy it and I will be your butler.


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madelaine
(@madelaine)
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17/04/2008 5:07 pm  

I'd buy it, but my husband...
I'd buy it, but my husband won't move!


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NULL NULL
(@sonnypippoyahoo-com)
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17/04/2008 8:00 pm  

gyeah.
it's flippin sweet.


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Olive
(@olive)
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17/04/2008 8:12 pm  

Save it for sure
just manipulate the husband into submission.


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SDR
 SDR
(@sdr)
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17/04/2008 8:23 pm  

To
Americans this is a bungalow. . .


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SDR
 SDR
(@sdr)
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17/04/2008 8:28 pm  

and when
a visitor congratulated the Jacobses on their "new bungalow" (this Wright Usonian) in 1936, some were amused. Maybe they were right ?
By any name, that house is a beauty ! It should be saved, no doubt. With some research we could learn the name of the architect, and unearth the early publicity mentioned in the realtor's text. Thanks for bringing it in. . .


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NULL NULL
(@paulannapaulanna-homechoice-co-uk)
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17/04/2008 8:35 pm  

I think it may be worth...
I think it may be worth contacting English Heritage or a pressure group like The Twentieth century Society - if the house is by a significant architect (or even a reasonably good one) there may be a case to get it listed - not always 100% guaranteed to save a house but may put a developer off.
Found this -
"Bungalow - Derived from the Bengali word for hut,bangala, it refers to an Anglo-Indian one-story house surrounded by a veranda."
Just waiting now for a Stephen rant against the British Empire and perfidious Albion.


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RetroSixty
(@retrosixty)
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17/04/2008 8:51 pm  

Anyone know where I can find...
Anyone know where I can find such property for sale in Sussex? I have seen themodernhouse.net site, and wondered if there is anything else? Or is it a case of keeping an eye out?
Cheers!


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whitespike
(@whitespike)
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17/04/2008 8:58 pm  

that house
was once very lovely.... you can tell. i would save it if at all possible. great bones. for the right person, that house could become something wonderful. they don't make them like they used to .....


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Ben joyner-72
(@ben-joyner-72)
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17/04/2008 9:38 pm  

NIck in Sussex
Modernhouse.net is probably your best bet but you could try joining the c20 society, they often have property ads in their newsletter
http://www.c20society.org.uk/


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NULL NULL
(@tpetersonneb-rr-com)
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17/04/2008 9:49 pm  

Would restore, obviously. At...
Would restore, obviously. At their best, we should probably suppose bulls are mostly good for dozing.


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