tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1521909973649492111..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Shocked, Saddened, and Furious.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38029896672853053782014-06-11T14:00:21.863+01:002014-06-11T14:00:21.863+01:00Could it be something as crazy as needing to satis...Could it be something as crazy as needing to satisfy an insurance company that this newer door locks more readily or is fireproofed?<br /><br />I prefer the old door as well, and wonder if you'll ever find out why the door was replaced.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23513631105080699472014-06-11T05:00:20.593+01:002014-06-11T05:00:20.593+01:00I suspect as much, Kim.I suspect as much, Kim.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36529907967536862312014-06-10T23:44:17.903+01:002014-06-10T23:44:17.903+01:00Good grief! Certainly not a 'sympathetic' ...Good grief! Certainly not a 'sympathetic' upgrade is it? I wonder whether the old door has been repurposed. I hope it is safe somewhere and not just been ripped out for the sake of it. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008689476612298969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49789529682416105532014-06-10T18:27:27.592+01:002014-06-10T18:27:27.592+01:00The old door looks so beautiful with the stone and...The old door looks so beautiful with the stone and the benches along the side. The new door is hideous! Whatever were they thinking?Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044809479022489978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72116358040301729622014-06-10T17:24:20.215+01:002014-06-10T17:24:20.215+01:00Things change very fast & not always to our ow...Things change very fast & not always to our own liking, I don't like it either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11602006742698042442014-06-10T14:16:01.846+01:002014-06-10T14:16:01.846+01:00It's heart stopping ugly, that's for sure....It's heart stopping ugly, that's for sure.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19909150387913128572014-06-10T13:00:44.572+01:002014-06-10T13:00:44.572+01:00I tend to agree with 'staring over' that m...I tend to agree with 'staring over' that maybe it' just a temp while the original is being refinished or repaired. Here's hoping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82461091810658070992014-06-10T12:35:52.898+01:002014-06-10T12:35:52.898+01:00change for the sake of itchange for the sake of itgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12344404891019988772014-06-10T12:09:39.656+01:002014-06-10T12:09:39.656+01:00Grrrrr. How sad to see the old one gone which look...Grrrrr. How sad to see the old one gone which looked lovely. Maybe it was rotten but it looked like Oak which ages well. Hopefully they will paint it a more suitable colour if it is permanent. Take care Cro. MarionSUSSEXMOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577376227998916866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81587783954157629182014-06-10T11:23:44.782+01:002014-06-10T11:23:44.782+01:00Oh no....it will be a tragedy if it is indeed gone...Oh no....it will be a tragedy if it is indeed gone forever.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21272464018889598362014-06-10T10:37:04.066+01:002014-06-10T10:37:04.066+01:00I would try to find out the whole story. I am sur...I would try to find out the whole story. I am sure that someone from the church knows what happened to the door. Perhaps the new one is temporary while the original is being fixed.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34108019691327389882014-06-10T10:29:54.263+01:002014-06-10T10:29:54.263+01:00I'm really not sure. Certainly old houses (for...I'm really not sure. Certainly old houses (for sale) are never classified as being 'listed'. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19900681312274645512014-06-10T10:21:49.923+01:002014-06-10T10:21:49.923+01:00Do they have " listed" buildings in Fran...Do they have " listed" buildings in France?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25278895819591647822014-06-10T09:14:08.952+01:002014-06-10T09:14:08.952+01:00'Doorgate' I like.'Doorgate' I like.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16747449242581563832014-06-10T08:39:51.292+01:002014-06-10T08:39:51.292+01:00I think it comes from the same thinking of I'l...I think it comes from the same thinking of I'll build a nice concrete box of a house and sell the empty unloved old properties to the crazy foreigners. Those chateux will have to go soon. Still I think that is why the French are so endearing Totally confident that they are the last word in style and taste and yet capable of 'doorgate' Jan B.jan bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246170830359574477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17795503260493122342014-06-10T08:38:33.217+01:002014-06-10T08:38:33.217+01:00That stonework needs pointing too.That stonework needs pointing too.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37822788303915877362014-06-10T08:37:49.832+01:002014-06-10T08:37:49.832+01:00What a shame….the old one looked good for another ...What a shame….the old one looked good for another few centuries at least!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65634348345412486622014-06-10T08:05:36.702+01:002014-06-10T08:05:36.702+01:00Typical of the modern thinking "improvement&q...Typical of the modern thinking "improvement"cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30396452727368657202014-06-10T08:01:08.074+01:002014-06-10T08:01:08.074+01:00Is it possible that the old door is being repaired...Is it possible that the old door is being repaired? maybe this is just temporary, surely this isn't the replacement.<br />Even a numbskull wouldn't be happy with that..<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81234440614184257102014-06-10T07:16:42.317+01:002014-06-10T07:16:42.317+01:00Méchoui firewood probably!Méchoui firewood probably!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67905426846954869512014-06-10T07:00:03.938+01:002014-06-10T07:00:03.938+01:00I'm horrified. Who the hell allowed that? Wo...I'm horrified. Who the hell allowed that? Wonder what they have done with the old door.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50238485386854056972014-06-10T06:01:03.309+01:002014-06-10T06:01:03.309+01:00A committee no doubt made the decision. A committee no doubt made the decision. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80621647951807534542014-06-10T05:33:56.409+01:002014-06-10T05:33:56.409+01:00Wtf were they thinking? That's a real shame. :...Wtf were they thinking? That's a real shame. :( Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com