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Ron Hickman's house.

PostPost by: reb53 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:44 pm

Up for sale if you have a bit of spare cash....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... arket.html

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PostPost by: Mike Ostrov » Fri Aug 23, 2024 2:36 am

Yes, it is a magnificent home and grounds. Have visited Ron and Helen a few times. Cheers. Mike.
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PostPost by: pharriso » Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:59 am

Wow, like a perfect 1970's museum, complete with shag carpet.

Stunning property with great grounds.
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PostPost by: Andy8421 » Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:35 am

pharriso wrote:Wow, like a perfect 1970's museum, complete with shag carpet.

Stunning property with great grounds.

Hmmn.

Great situation, and fascinating for its history, but the house and decoration is very much of its time, and I don't think has aged well at all. Given its Grade II status, there will only be limited scope to make changes. So what you see is what you get.

Back when I lived in the US, something like this would be considered a 'teardown'. Great plot, but ugly house. Worth buying to teardown and put something new on it - but given the listed status, you can't.

While I wouldn't say no if someone gave it to me, I wouldn't want to buy it (should I have the money).

Edit: Many more pictures if you are interested:

https://www.johndwood-international.com/properties/19137738/sales/jersey-3A46#/
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PostPost by: The Veg » Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:20 am

Being the weirdo that I am, I like it! :mrgreen:

No idea what I'd do with all that space, but I like it!

Now I just need to quickly become a zillionaire.
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:01 am

It's obvious from the house that the guy was very much an individual and not a boring robotic yes man corporate type - my god I've known a few.

The products he was involved with are clearly a reflection of this. I vote the house should be left as is as a two finger salute to all the boring types.
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PostPost by: Andy8421 » Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:38 am

2cams70 wrote:It's obvious from the house that the guy was very much an individual and not a boring robotic yes man corporate type - my god I've known a few.

The products he was involved with are clearly a reflection of this. I vote the house should be left as is as a two finger salute to all the boring types.

Well, I guess I fall in to the 'boring types' category.

According to the web, Ron died in 2011 at the comparatively early age of 78. On the basis of no knowledge, I would guess that his wife, Helen, continued living in the house until recently - hence the state of the decoration.

We won't know, but I find it hard to believe that the interior won't be completely remodelled by any purchaser. As mentioned above, the listed status will make alterations difficult.

Of interest, the house was considered of such architectural merit that it featured on a Jersey postage stamp.

Ron's Sprint that appears in the pictures next to him was sold as part of the Piddington collection for £58,000 which was well below the guide price. I had expected it for fetch much more than that.
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:12 am

Andy8421 wrote:Well, I guess I fall in to the 'boring types' category.


No problem. I forgive you. Nobody's perfect (except for me of course!)
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