Poor Man About Town

We were subject to yet another programme simpering on crap home architecture by Simon Davies tonight. He went to some large gaff in Lancashire, it was by owned by some property developer and got some award for it. The place was called the Old Zoo, and yep , it looked a bit like the Elephant House at London Zoo. The grounds were liberally littered with modern art sculptures - cheapo derivatives of Henry Moore - designed to say "I am more incredibly richer than yow!". The owner had split the house into four wings - formal, informal, office and kiddies' wing - the kiddies wing had a plate steel door on it - this was the elephant house at London Zoo!. The whole house was a confection of concrete, thatch, glass and bullshit. With its wooden floors, white walls, glass this and that, views to this and that and leather upholstered furniture, it looked like an alcohol recovery clinic for celebrities.

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