Burston Village

Sunday 7th September 2015

After yesterday's warm sunshine, it was a bit more overcast today, so we walked down the lane to Burston village where a row of terraced cottages overlook a picturesque pool.

I was reminded of the time working in Stone as an estate agent in the late 1980's, we were selling one of these cottages in an auction. It needed a full updating and had no mains drainage so would have needed a cesspit installing which would have meant getting permits etc.

 One of these cottages I didn't sell despite my best efforts

 Burston village pool

It didn't reach the reserve at auction and there was a conversation afterwards with an interested party.

I can't remember the exact figures now, but I think they could have picked it up for under 3,000 pounds 😯

I remember thinking at the time what a bargain and wishing I could have bought it, but I just bought a house that needed doing up and that was soaking up all my money.

It'd probably fetch +220k now, ah well.

It was an enjoyable short weekend getaway and I'll definitely return to the Greyhound Pub camping field.