[lindsay ormerod]

I'm very much in favour of the conservation of these buildings, but we need to look at the bigger picture; for example when Oakhill mansion was literally falling down there were calls for demolition and objections to it being redeveloped as a nursing home, it's still there, looks great as a nursing home and has had the renovation needed. That building would have been lost to us all without the renovation, granted it's not a museum open to the public, granted it's a private concern but we can still see it and appreciate it's architecture. Better than nothing eh !