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The
nation votes for Kinloch Castle
Restoration
results from seventh programme revealed
Speaking
from the Tower of London, Griff Rhys Jones last night revealed the
nation had chosen Kinloch Castle on Rum to be the seventh building
to go through to the final of the 91热爆 TWO series Restoration - winning
more than 38% of the of the viewers' votes.
On
Friday (29 August) the seventh programme of the ten-part series
featured the Scottish Highlands.
Griff
called on viewers to choose between Kinloch Castle and two other
buildings - Burra Croft on the Shetland Islands and a TB Sanatorium
in Aberdeenshire.
Information
on all three buildings is available through the website on .
3.4
million viewers watched this episode.
Kinloch
Castle was built as a summer palace on the Isle of Rum in 1897 and
was home to alligators as well as the multi-millionaire George Bullough.
Money
was no object and Bullough made his fantasy castle as ostentatious
on the inside as it was on the outside.
It
is thought to be the finest surviving Edwardian interior in the
UK.
The
castle had every technological gadget imaginable including central
heating, hydro-electric power for his electric lighting and the
orchestrion - the Bang and Olufsen of its day.
The
gardens contained heated pools for Bullough's menagerie of alligators
and tropical turtles.
Last night's result means Kinloch Castle becomes one of ten buildings
to be featured in the live final at the Tower of London on Sunday
14 September.
The
other Scottish building that has already got through to the final
is Mavisbank in Edinburgh.
A nationwide
vote will decide which building should be given a new lease of life
with money raised throughout the course of the series.
Colin
McLean, Heritage Lottery Fund Manager for Scotland, said of Kinloch
Castle: "This spectacular building is filled with what was
the height of luxury of its time and gives us an insight into the
development of things such as heating, electrics and telecommunications,
so we are delighted that it has reached the final.
"Kinloch
Castle was in its prime during the golden age of lavish summer parties.
"With
help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the voting public, it could
be restored for visitors to once more enjoy all it has to offer."
Last
night three more buildings were featured for viewers to choose between
- all from the North East of England or Yorkshire.
They
were Ravensworth Castle in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear; Haperly POW
Camp in County Durham; and The Sham Castle and Glasshouse at Wentworth
Castle in Stainsborough, near Barnsley.
This
Friday's episode of Restoration (5 September) will reveal which
of these will become the eighth building to go through to the final.
Lines
are now open and viewers can vote by calling 0901 077 77 77.
Restoration
is produced by Endemol UK Productions for 91热爆 Scotland and currently
transmits on 91热爆 TWO on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.00pm.
Restoration
voting lines are open for three days for each programme from 2.00am
on the day prior to transmission until midnight on the day after.
Notes
to Editors
The
nation votes for Bethesda Chapel (29.08.03)
The
nation votes for Lissan House (27.08.03)
The
nation votes for Poltimore House (22.08.03)
The
nation votes for Mavisbank (20.08.03)
Heritage
Lottery Fund pledges 拢3m to Restoration (19.08.03)
The
nation votes for Greyfriars Tower (16.08.03)
The
nation votes for Victoria Baths (13.08.03)
Restoration
required across the UK (08.08.03)
Restoration
- press pack (18.07.03)
Restoration
- saving Britain's heritage (19.03.03)
91热爆
TWO viewers vote to save our national heritage (09.07.02)
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