tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post4389028412566246948..comments2024-03-18T10:48:14.525-07:00Comments on Balintore Castle Restoration Project: Crowdfund the Great Hall RestorationDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217306675998382738noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-6451162221515030202020-08-10T19:39:07.984-07:002020-08-10T19:39:07.984-07:00By the way David, you are not begging for donation...By the way David, you are not begging for donation. We are paying you for your time, your stories; plus it makes it possible for us to help out, even remotely.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781907251562895162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-80938664761700036252020-08-10T15:48:55.229-07:002020-08-10T15:48:55.229-07:00Hi. Great idea. Happy to help support the project ...Hi. Great idea. Happy to help support the project - I have really enjoyed reading about it. As an aside, I cannot see the go fund me button anywhere when I view the blog - just an FYI.Derek Walvoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390185482370470689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-81935954031090532412020-08-10T11:23:34.764-07:002020-08-10T11:23:34.764-07:00Hello David, so glad that you have set up a GoFund...Hello David, so glad that you have set up a GoFundMe account. Donated to help your dream along. Please add a link in your blog so that each time you post,the GoFundMe icon is easily accessed by the reader. Thank you. "Hugs.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781907251562895162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-74382116391689325942020-08-09T15:40:33.075-07:002020-08-09T15:40:33.075-07:00These are much better photos. By an amazing coinci...These are much better photos. By an amazing coincidence, I am seeing Duncan tomorrow, so I can ask him in person about using these photos.<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217306675998382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-45283511010091756562020-08-09T13:01:09.704-07:002020-08-09T13:01:09.704-07:00Hi Ross,
Thanks for your encouragement. I have no...Hi Ross,<br /><br />Thanks for your encouragement. I have no problem with brashness. :-) The restoration is at a turning point where ideas for moving things forwards are very welcome. <br /><br />I appreciate the photos I have used are not good. It was all pretty rushed. I just took a quick couple of snaps and used a couple of older shots. One problem is that the big windows are sealed to keep out the weather. A room which once would have been flooded with light is now dark. <br /><br />My next communication has pointed out some better photos of the great hall, so I will used these. :-)<br /><br />It is hard to empty the space as scaffolding at one end is holding the roof up. We are also using the big space to hold insulation, "new" reclaimed timber and existing timber which holds clues to the restoration.<br /><br />It is true that the room does need some tidying/clearing-out but we are more than flat-out trying to reclaim other space within the castle which is less problematic.<br /><br /><br />I like the sound of your auditorium. :-) The space in the Great Hall here cannot be used without the wooden floor being put back, as the sub-floor is extremely uneven being built-up of basement vaulting. So to get the room into any kind of usable condition at all, requires some considerable investment.<br /> <br />Many thanks for your donation!<br /><br />A big hug in return!<br /><br />David<br /><br /> <br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217306675998382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-85107766938066563912020-08-08T16:00:18.657-07:002020-08-08T16:00:18.657-07:00I think Ross has got a point about the pictures in...I think Ross has got a point about the pictures in your GoFundMe. The images of the Great Hall that Duncan took capture more of the latent majesty of the space - could you ask him if you could use them?<br /><br />https://www.picuki.com/media/2353265073152874945Fluffurbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750031788647778218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410035090306749692.post-25718001101219906962020-08-08T14:20:04.024-07:002020-08-08T14:20:04.024-07:00I am sooooooo glad you did this, David!
I donated...I am sooooooo glad you did this, David!<br /><br />I donated, and did a blog post about your GoFundMe:<br /><br />https://restoringross.com/wanna-help-save-a-castle/<br /><br />And, if you’ll forgive my brashness, may I offer some suggestions?<br /><br />It’s difficult to appreciate the Great Hall from the small, dark images. Would it be possible to light the Hall, and get high-quality images? Can images of surviving details be posted?<br /><br />Would it be possible to empty the space? Even in a ruined state it’s a powerfully evocative room. I can imagine your having great success with fundraising events in the Hall, all lighted by candles, and with music playing. How thrilling!<br /><br />Here in my small town in America we have a stone auditorium built in 1900. In 2000, its roof collapsed and destroyed the interior. We managed to get a new roof on, but then the building just sat and sat. A few years ago we cleaned out the interior, and have been hosting movies and events in the vast ruined shell. It’s all quite dramatic!<br /><br />A big hug to you from across the pond.<br /><br />RossRosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809279474923305715noreply@blogger.com