And if you do get to Mobberley I will stand you a pint... don't forget our summer is cold but our beer is warm !
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited.
I just saw that the UK average home price hit 186,500 BP ($310,000). With 357 homesites, somebody's going to make a lot of money on this deal.
I sure wish homes were that cheap around here.
I just saw that the UK average home price hit 186,500 BP ($310,000). With 357 homesites, somebody's going to make a lot of money on this deal.
I must have just bought an average UK home then+/- £500 But mine came with a 4mx4m stone & breeze block Summer house (actually it have been an electricians workshop) now lined with insulation and to be a decent sized darkroom.
What you get for £186,500 in the UK depends very heavily on the area. Mobberly which is near Knutsford is in a very affluent belt that stretches from the South West to the South East around Manchester, It's known as Footballers wives territory because so many leading football players live in the area, including (in the past) David Beckham who lived to the West at Aldderley Edge for a few years.
Manchester has two major football teams City and United, Liverpool is nearby and has Everton & as well as Liverpool FC itself, Burnley is to the north, Stoke City to the south, a large proportion of the current and former players live in that belt below Manchester, and it's a very sort after area, unlike the North East of Manchester. And then Manchester itself is one of the nicer British cities great shops, very friendly and vibrant. (Maybe I'm biased as my mothers family came from the area).
So I'd guess there would be no difficulty selling houses on the proposed development.
Ian
Inside the London orbital motorway you would only get a girl's doll house for 200,000 GBP. The location controls the price.
Our transport systems are very expensive.
Ian is correct the Manchester people are friendly only a few real photo shops though, three...
There is the Real camera Company though and Jem is a great guy.
Plus Thornton Pickard were in the mad hatter land of Altrincham, I have a lot of TP shutters. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . and a few cameras/focal plane shutters. It shouldn't be forgotten that all Kodak film packs were subject to a Thornton Patent, as was some of Kodak's early colour film.
Ian
I did a while ago, you won't be sorry.
It's difficult to financially justify building a new facility for a declining product.
Just as a quick aside, for those who recall my comments regarding the maintaining of a presence on APUG to serve as a deterrent to rampant unfounded speculation by the natives borne of fear of the unknown, this would be a prime example. We're all neurotic. Having a calming presence to occasionally tell us that is a good thing.
And conversely, not having one is a bad thing...
(Apologies for the intrusion, Simon.)
Ken
I shoot Ilford when it suits me - which means when I'm not shooting color reversal film or infrared. I really must try some Delta 3200 soon.
Thank you Simon for keeping an Ilford presence here on APUG. It is definitely appreciated!
D3200 is fantastic stuff, especially in 120!
Dear Ratty,
Kind of a brick for a brick.....
Thank you for buying, using and valuing ILFORD Photo products.
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :
You got me curious and I looked on homes.com. The cheapest home listing in Delta, BC is 389,000 CAD. In my town it's only 235,000 USD.
Delta is just down the road from me...
Average price for a house in Canada is $400,000 CDN
Average price for a house in Coquitlam is $700,000 (When I bought it in '97 it cost $289K), and just down the road
average price for a house in Greater Vancouver is $1.3 million.
Alleged current market value of homes purchased long ago doesn't necessarily mean their owners are "rich."...all you rich folks...
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