A worthy cause to save an impressive building which should be preserved for all to enjoy.
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Gillian clarke
12 years ago
Stayed here about 10 years ago, loved it then and still do it needs to be saved too much of our history is bulldozed.
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Philip Roberts
12 years ago
You need to form an alliance with the National Trust - they have a track record of helping to save such buildings.
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Alan Tucker
12 years ago
Beautiful house and part of our Heritage - it MUST be preserved!
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Simon Pardoe
12 years ago
It looks like a beautiful Arts and Crafts influenced house, and could clearly be a potentially self-funding UK heritage site. Restoring it to open it to the international public would seem a no-brainer. I just hope it can be done without the evidently-undeserving developer profiting unduly from public money or public donations.
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Jan Barrett
12 years ago
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I have read and re-read the book "Arthur and George" by Julian Barnes - which describes Undershaw and Conan Doyle's reasons for building it - and this is the reason I would like it preserved. Too many of our heritage homes have been destroyed in the past - I would be sad to see this happen to Undershaw.
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Angela Evans
12 years ago
To preserve the house that Conan Doyle wrote such amazing works would be part of all our legacy for future generations to admire and enjoy.
We have just experienced the most thrilling and exciting series ever of his work on television. Saving this house is important - as has happened for the Bronte sisters.
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Henrietta Esiri
12 years ago
This could become a major tourist destination surely!
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Carol Nicholls
12 years ago
If we can spend millions saving paintings that we will never be able to view we can save this house!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Developers in the UK can behave like some of the villains in Conan Doyles books. Stop them doing so
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Kary backhouse
12 years ago
Heard this on Radio 4 and wanted to sign petition but link from website is hard to find.
We should save this house for Surrey and for the Nation's heritage
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James Johnson
12 years ago
Please rescue this Heritage Site from the greedy Developers.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Why should this historic place be allowed to be turned into yet more money-spinners for developers? Once it's gone it's gone.
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Stephen Morgan
12 years ago
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Iconic character whose creators home should not be lost to money grabbing developers but preserved and restored to its former glory and giving us all a valuable insight into this brilliant man.A world treasure
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Is this not a prime candidate for National Trust custodianship?
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Deirdre Doyle
12 years ago
With the continuous worldwide fascination for and interest in Conan Doyle's Sherlock character it seems a tragedy that this house should be demolished
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Miranda Macdonald
12 years ago
Undershaw must be saved.
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Heidi Cato
12 years ago
Setting and comfort can be great keys to how writer writes, I would never want that destroyed. Knowing it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's home and where some of the greatest pieces of literature were written (in my opinion) by him and Bram Stoker it would be a shame to let it go.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
I am so surprised that we are needing to fight to save this house. It would make a fantastic museum or visitor centre.
A worthy cause to save an impressive building which should be preserved for all to enjoy.
Stayed here about 10 years ago, loved it then and still do it needs to be saved too much of our history is bulldozed.
You need to form an alliance with the National Trust - they have a track record of helping to save such buildings.
Beautiful house and part of our Heritage - it MUST be preserved!
It looks like a beautiful Arts and Crafts influenced house, and could clearly be a potentially self-funding UK heritage site. Restoring it to open it to the international public would seem a no-brainer. I just hope it can be done without the evidently-undeserving developer profiting unduly from public money or public donations.
I have read and re-read the book "Arthur and George" by Julian Barnes - which describes Undershaw and Conan Doyle's reasons for building it - and this is the reason I would like it preserved. Too many of our heritage homes have been destroyed in the past - I would be sad to see this happen to Undershaw.
To preserve the house that Conan Doyle wrote such amazing works would be part of all our legacy for future generations to admire and enjoy. We have just experienced the most thrilling and exciting series ever of his work on television. Saving this house is important - as has happened for the Bronte sisters.
This could become a major tourist destination surely!
If we can spend millions saving paintings that we will never be able to view we can save this house!
Developers in the UK can behave like some of the villains in Conan Doyles books. Stop them doing so
Heard this on Radio 4 and wanted to sign petition but link from website is hard to find. We should save this house for Surrey and for the Nation's heritage
Please rescue this Heritage Site from the greedy Developers.
Why should this historic place be allowed to be turned into yet more money-spinners for developers? Once it's gone it's gone.
Iconic character whose creators home should not be lost to money grabbing developers but preserved and restored to its former glory and giving us all a valuable insight into this brilliant man.A world treasure
Is this not a prime candidate for National Trust custodianship?
With the continuous worldwide fascination for and interest in Conan Doyle's Sherlock character it seems a tragedy that this house should be demolished
Undershaw must be saved.
Setting and comfort can be great keys to how writer writes, I would never want that destroyed. Knowing it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's home and where some of the greatest pieces of literature were written (in my opinion) by him and Bram Stoker it would be a shame to let it go.
I am so surprised that we are needing to fight to save this house. It would make a fantastic museum or visitor centre.
Please save this house!!