Comments on: The Old Palace Hotel http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/05/06/the-old-palace-hotel/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sat, 02 May 2026 21:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/05/06/the-old-palace-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-40931 CherryPie Wed, 06 May 2015 23:49:46 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15502#comment-40931 In an ideal world historic buildings would be maintained and restored for future generations to enjoy (for free). But in the real world funding has to be found from somewhere to enable this. Many of the museums and art galleries in the UK are currently publicly funded but the outgoing Government (maybe incoming Government) would rather they be funded by fees from those that visit those places. In an ideal world historic buildings would be maintained and restored for future generations to enjoy (for free). But in the real world funding has to be found from somewhere to enable this.

Many of the museums and art galleries in the UK are currently publicly funded but the outgoing Government (maybe incoming Government) would rather they be funded by fees from those that visit those places.

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/05/06/the-old-palace-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-40930 London Caller Wed, 06 May 2015 23:00:45 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15502#comment-40930 To be honest, I don't like the idea of turning historic buildings into private residential units. But hotels are reasonably acceptable, as long as you're their paying customer and they let you in to see what's inside. I think the best way to reuse disused buildings is to convert them into public buildings like art galleries, museums, pubs, etc To be honest, I don’t like the idea of turning historic buildings into private residential units. But hotels are reasonably acceptable, as long as you’re their paying customer and they let you in to see what’s inside. I think the best way to reuse disused buildings is to convert them into public buildings like art galleries, museums, pubs, etc

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