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Your support makes all the difference.The nation's great country houses are once again being bought up by pop stars such as Scary Spice and The Verve's Richard Ashcroft. These days, far from wrecking the place, the new buyers are more likely to want to restore and upgrade their new home.
The New Owner
"The house is 16th century
Attractions not the least being
The splendid woodland setting
And ivy on the east wing
The stucco wants re-washing
The floorboards need a sanding
And the rugs don't work
They just make it worse
Especially on the landing
"It's eaten all the profits
From last tour of the States
The blacksmith charges extra
For curlicues on gates
The scullery is tiny
It doesn't have much headroom
And the rugs don't work
They just make it worse
D'you want see the bedroom?
"The pargeting's pure Suffolk
I asked them at Rut Knightly
Or should that be Knight Rutley?
I can't remember rightly
The water heater's ancient
We're fitting an immersion
And the rugs don't work
They just make it worse
I should have ordered Persian
"With all this renovation
The studio gear gets dusty
The locals have been talking
I don't think that they trust me
The stable's Grade II listed
It's where they kept the carriages
And the rugs don't work
They just make it worse
I'll have to speak to Claridges."
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