J R Firby York

[glasshouse]

Why?

The crassness
The size of it
Who paid for it ?

 

[Wilksy]

The crassness
The size of it
Who paid for it ?

I shall look into it, I did hear on radio 2 tonight that it has some of the finest stone work in Europe

 

[glasshouse]

I shall look into it, I did hear on radio 2 tonight that it has some of the finest stone work in Europe

Its usually slavery, satanic mills, drugs or just plain theft

 

[Wilksy]

Probably, I was thinking reward for military service

 

[Spud]

Its usually slavery, satanic mills, drugs or just plain theft

Hellish accusations. Rum thing is jealousy

 

[glasshouse]

Hellish accusations. Rum thing is jealousy

So enlighten us, what paid for castle howard?

 

[glasshouse]

Probably, I was thinking reward for military service

Plunder you mean?

 

[Spud]

So enlighten us, what paid for castle howard?

What do you think paid for it?

 

[Wilksy]

Had a quick look, 4th earl Norfolk was liz the firsts cousin, married well about three times, led the English army in Scotland, then balls’d up by trying to marry Mary queen of Scot’s and long story short was executed and his assets seized, this all 1500’s, much of his estate restored to his great great great grandson frankie Howard

 

[glasshouse]

Had a quick look, 4th earl Norfolk was liz the firsts cousin, married well about three times, led the English army in Scotland, then balls’d up by trying to marry Mary queen of Scot’s and long story short was executed and his assets seized, this all 1500’s, much of his estate restored to his great great great grandson frankie Howard

See, i knew he was a wrong un

 

[Gedd]

See, i knew he was a wrong un

Nah just had a run of bad luck with the ladies

 

[glasshouse]

Nah just had a run of bad luck with the ladies

Made the mistake of trying to conquer scotland.

 

[bobajob]

Long long Waaaaay off topic....

 

[Fragonard]

What do you think paid for it?

Are the owners bothering to farm the 6100 acres?

 

[Spud]

Are the owners bothering to farm the 6100 acres?

Which 6100ac?

 

[Fragonard]

Which 6100ac?

According to its website, the estate is 8800 acres, 2700 acres of woodland/parkland and the remaining 6100 acres is farmland.

 

[Spud]

According to its website, the estate is 8800 acres, 2700 acres of woodland/parkland and the remaining 6100 acres is farmland.

And why wouldn't they farm it? Time this thread was closed, it's way off topic.

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

According to its website, the estate is 8800 acres, 2700 acres of woodland/parkland and the remaining 6100 acres is farmland.

A lot of the farm land is tenanted, there are some very good tenant farmers on the estate. There is a large in hand farm that is contract farmed by a local farming family who again do a very good job.

 

[icanshootwell]

@icanshootwell just seen this.....

Fendt 716 Vario Tractor (ST11892) | RJ and KD McLean Ltd – Tractors and Plant

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That must be an old picture, was not listed on there stock list.

 

[Chuckie]

That must be an old picture, was not listed on there stock list.

No it was their latest stock when I posted it, but must have sold straight away.

It had done genuine 6000 hrs and was £35.5k iirc