Aintree Avenue, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, England, New Road

Aintree Avenue, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, England, New Road

Barleythorpe Hall, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Secret Bids, Innes England, Rutland County Council, has it sold?

Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale

Barleythorpe Hall Home for Babies, Oakham

Oakham, Rutland, Leicestershire
(1941 - 1947)
Barleythorpe Hall Home ran for the duration of the Second World War and up until 1947. In 1941 residents were evacuated to the Home from St Gregory's Home for Babies, Plymouth, Devon. In 1947 residents moved to Milton Lodge Home for Babies, Gillingham, Dorset.

and later an elderly person's home (until 2006)

Rutland County Council have permitted the destruction of an important part of Rutland's history.

I obtained a email under freedom of information, that email showed that Tory Deputy Leader was
a little upset with my interest in saving Barleythorpe Hall.

Back in 2011 just before the election, the Tories carried out what as described as a spring clean by the
cabinet.

Many Museum items were disposed of,  with advice from the then Tory Councillor and local antiques expert Peter Jones. No one knows how much cash was made for Rutland County Council from the disposal
of this public property.

Terry King Pushed through the sale of Barleythorpe Hall, saying no strings should be attached making it
possible to achieve a quick sale.

A search of the Hall on Rutland County Councils website reveals no details relating to the proposed
sale.

It has been pointed out to me Innes England marketed the property earlier this year. They requested
secret bids. the date has passed for submission of bids, the company is refusing to say if the property
has been sold.

It is no surprise a large proportion of Rutland residents shout corruption when Rutland County Council
handles public property.

Why the secrecy Rutland County Council?





Email received from Barleythorpe resident:

Hi Martin

Regular reader of your blog, keep up the pressure..never know one day you might make an honest lot out of them J

The attached is the sales PDF for Barleythorpe Hall, I find it interesting as I live in Barleythorpe and never saw a for Sale sign. BUT more interesting is it is now 2 months since the close of bids and I am trying to find out if it was sold and if possible who too, (save the expense of a search of the Land Registry) . Council says call Chris Sinclair from Innes England and won’t say if it has been sold or not and I supposedly spoke to a senior person in Land and Property section. Chris won’t return my phone call and his office and secretary cannot tell me if it is sold. I find this perplexing as any other property sale I have enquired over the years (non council) the answer has been instant and anyone at the agency could answer.

Is this another council hide all???

My betting is it was sold to Larkfleet or one of their subsidiaries for next to nothing and the reason it wasn't marketed and an outside Agency was given the task to sell it is that the council is up to its normal tricks.

See what you can dig up.

Cheers #########


I agree with the writer why is no one willing to answer a simple question has it been sold?
It's a power thing here in Rutland, I remember Cllr Joyce Lucas sitting smirking at a town council meeting
when the pub change of use came up, "I know who is buying it" and looking at me she said 
"I am not saying" the daft Cllr forgets we can all pick up the phone and ask people questions,
she does really make herself look daft.

Bellway Homes, The Maltings, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland

Bellway Homes, The Maltings, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland

Charles Church Homes, Thorpe Manor, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland

Charles Church Homes, Thorpe Manor, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland

PC Joe Lloyd, Beacon Officer for Oakham, Barleythorpe, In and Around Oakham

PC Joe Lloyd, Beacon Officer for Oakham, Barleythorpe, In and Around Oakham

I am quite getting used to Leicestershire Police Knocking at my door these day's.
I must say it was a bit of a shock to find PC Joe Lloyd in my hall way first thing this morning.

Well not in person as you can see from the above photograph. He is this months star pin up
in the free publication titled In and Around Oakham.

Cllr Charles Haworth, Cllr Joyce Lucas, Ward Surgery, Horseshoe Pub, Sainsbury, Barleythorpe

Councillor Charles Haworth (not to be trusted)


Oakham Town Councillors for North West Ward Oakham are holding a Surgery on Saturday March 23rd in the Oakham Town Council Chamber, Victoria Hall, High Street Oakham between 10.am and 1 pm.

All residents are invited to attend to discuss the three planning applications concerning the Ward.

1) The closure of the Horseshoe Public House and application to open a Convenience Store on Braunston Road.

2) The planning application for Sainsbury's to develop land on the Tresham College site Barleythorpe Road

3) The ownership of the green field area Barleythorpe Road.

Please call 01572 755718 for further details.


Cllr Joyce Lucas (knit and gossip queen, founder member of Oakham Knit and Natter)

Oakham Football Club, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Conservative, Rutland County Council , Blot

Oakham Football Club, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Conservative, Rutland County Council , Blot

Once a green field with sheep and trees, Rutland County Council seem to want to flatten any remaining countryside near to Oakham.

Rutland County  Council who will  be making compulsory redundancies very soon are happy to
fund this project for the small Oakham Football Club.

Work has also started flattening the land outside the bypass which will become the new home for the Rugby ground with  its new buildings and car parks, I wondered  how long it would be before the  Council broke
its pledge not to develop outside the Oakham bypass.

New Houses will be built on the old Rugby ground.

Larkfleet, Hawksmead, New Homes, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Photographs

Nice house with fake chimneys, although I prefer the field of daffodils
that used to pop up here.

Archaeology, Barleythorpe, Rutland

Archaeology, Barleythorpe, Rutland, in preparation of new Hawksmead Homes

Rutland County College, Newish Building, Willmott Dixon have made a ugly old building look moderately attractive Photographs

Rutland County College has finally moved, into it's newly refurbished premises, just outside Oakham in the small Village of Barleythorpe.. At one point it was thought the Conservative who would prefer to work with a certain dictator rather than Conservative Council leader Roger Begy had completely messed up the post 16 education for Rutland students. It seems all the issues were sorted and the villagers of the tiny restraint village of Rutland got a college.

I would like to say this project was a green one carried out by Willmott Dixon, but as far as I can see the only green thing about this development is the use of an old building saving on landfill. 

There is no trademark green roof and more than a ton of concrete was used to cover the ground too provide foundations for the smart new paving slabs surrounding the building. 
I assume porous surfaces only apply to residential properties?

Willmott Dixon have made a ugly old building look moderately attractive, lets hope the cladding does not fall off in a few years.

Soon villagers will be welcoming a new football club and more housing and if Conservative 
Councillor Terry King gets his way the demolition of Lord Lonsdales Home Barleythorpe Hall,
The Hall has a lot of History Henry Cecil Lowther, DL, JP (born 27 July 1790 at Lowther Castle, Westmorland; died 6 December 1867 at Barleythorpe Hall, Rutland) was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1843. 

EEF Conference Centre, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Purchased by Rutland County Council for Rutland County College

EEF Conference Centre, Barleythorpe, Rutland,
Purchased by Rutland County Council for
Rutland County College

Barleythorpe Hall, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Rutland County Council, Shame

Barleythorpe Hall can be found  in Barleythorpe village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about a mile (1.6 km) north-west of Oakham. As you can see the hall is in a sorry state. A shameful state of neglect the responsibility of Conservative County Council. This is a public asset and is left to fall into a disgraceful condition. Conservative Councillor King told the Rutland Times I can not see any reason why this building can not be demolished. I see many reasons the building has a historic past and I am told it contain a fine wooden stair case, unless that ha been stolen like the lead and the stone from the garden.
Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale, He was known as the Yellow Earl for his penchant for the colour. He was a founder and first president of the Automobile Association (AA) which adopted his livery. and later an elderly person's home (until 2006). Alongside is the training and conference centre of EEF East Midlands and Mid-Anglia. soon to close. The Council says it wants to attract tourists, do tourists come to visit housing developments?

Barleythorpe Blot Rutland

Barleythorpe Blot Rutland

Each time I pass through Barleythorpe I see its sad destruction. Barleythorpe Hall is neglected a public asset neglected by Rutland County Council such a shame.

Lambs, in the Rutland Countryside, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Photograph

Lambs, in the Rutland Countryside, Barleythorpe, Rutland, Photograph

Barleythorpe Training and Conference Centre, BARLEYTHORPE, Rutland, LE15 7ED, Rutland County Council purchase for undisclosed sum

Barleythorpe Training and Conference Centre. BARLEYTHORPE Rutland LE15 7ED.
11 Meeting rooms for hire not for much longer. Staff are also loosing their jobs.

Barleythorpe Training and Conference Centre, BARLEYTHORPE, Rutland, LE15 7ED, 
Rutland County Council  will purchase for undisclosed sum of money.

The Rutland County College saga goes on. The government gave Rutland County Council a grant running into millions of pounds to build a new college.

The Conservative controlled group decided it would be better to provide students with a old building and will be purchasing the above from the owners for a undisclosed sum of money?

Barley Lodge, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7ED, Rutland County Council purchase and Evicted Families

Barley Lodge, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7ED, Rutland County Council purchase and Evicted Families
Barley Lodge, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7ED

Just before Christmas 2010 Rutland County Council purchased Barley Lodge Hotel from the owners of Barleythorpe Training and Conference Centre for undisclosed sum of public money.



Barley Lodge adjoins the conference centre. A modern chalet style single storey building set in 5 acres of gardens, immaculately maintained offering 22 en-suite bedrooms (max. capacity 42 people) and a spacious well-furnished bar lounge. Children welcome at weekends.

The rates were very affordable 
Fri/Sat/Sun:
£49.95 Single en-suite, £76.00 twin en-suite
Midweek:
Single £52.58 twin £79.90.
Prices include B&B and VAT

It appears Rutland did have a very nice budget hotel before it was purchased and closed down by Rutland County Council 

I am currently very concerned to hear Rutland County Council currently has no temporary housing for families who live in Rutland and have suffered from the credit crunch and lost their homes. These families are forcedout of Rutland and live in hostel accommodation in Leicester. This must be having a deverstating effect on the families and the children's eduction. 

It is disgusting Rutland County Council should be forced to open this property for those families.

Barleythorpe Hall Rutland Mr Terry C King (Conservative) - EXTON WARD (Deputy Leader of the Council)

Mr Terry C King (Conservative) - EXTON WARD (Deputy Leader of Rutland County Council) has rather disgracefully suggested it would be possible to demolish more of Rutland's Heritage.

They Council is planning to once again attempt to flog of Barlythorpe Hall and Cllr King said there should not be to many restrictions attached to the sale.

Hurry up English Heritage why is this fine building not listed?

The Council wants tourists to visit Rutland, what is there left for them to visit?

Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale, He was known as the Yellow Earl for his penchant for the colour. He was a founder and first president of the Automobile Association (AA) which adopted his livery.

Barleythorpe Rutland

Safety Sign Barleythorpe

Water Barleythorpe

Old Roofing

yellow pipes

assorted pipes

blue pipe

Damp

Bricks

The moon over Barleythorpe Sunday

Barleythorpe from a Skip

Barleythorpe Trees

Iron Barleythorpe

1870 the old Barleythorpe Stud

Barleythorpe Stud

Barleythorpe Stud

Barleythorpe Stud

Barleythorpe Stud

A horses Menu Barleythorpe Stud

Trees at Barleythorpe

Wild Rabbit at Barleythorpe

Horse at Barleythorpe

Spring at Barleythorpe

Eye in the tree at Barleythorpe

Barleythorpe

Barleythorpe Rutland

Barleythorpe Rutland

Barleythorpe Rutland

Spring Daffodils Barleythorpe