A derelict house?

Over many years of passing this house, I thought it had been abandoned - but to my surprise after downloading this photo I spied an intriguing sign of life!! Can you see it?

[amyK]

What a cool house. (And is that an antenna...?)

[Lena Nau]

Great house, would love to restore it! Do you mean the cat??

[Wylie]

Very picturesque, did you mean the tv aerial?

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful house - in need restoration ! Is the sign of life the white bibbed kitty sitting in the grass !

[Candace]

What a lovely home!

[Merrelyn]

Possibly 3 Denise because there is also a bank of solar panels. The architecture is lovely and it would be a great reno project :)

[Lou Ann]

Antennas, a security box of some kind under the front round turret, so at least the house is protected by some sort of security system.

[Karly]

Great old house! I wonder what the orange things are on top of the chimneys?

[gloria jones]

Great capture of decline...This house looks like it was once a grand home.

[Paul]

A lovely old looking house. Quite haunting. Was there a cat or dog maybe on the front lawn?

[Diana]

A great capture of this stunning old home, a paradise for fairies 😉

[Bep]

Beautiful old looking house, but it has solar panels.

[Sue Cooper]

I’ve spotted a cat but also the solar panels suggest someone is living there or at least restoring it. It could be a beautiful house.

[carol white]

A lovely old building

[julia]

What an amazing house.. TV aerial.. solar panels and the cat..

[Peter]

All it needs is a lick of paint and a tidy up, looking at the chimney pots it must be quite a size, I agree with Julia @julzmaioro on the signs of life, great image Denise lots of interesting details, tones and textures:)

[Margaret Brown]

Nice details and colors looks as if it could do with some TLC

[KoalaGardens🐨]

well that got us all looking! I think the solar panels are the trick :)

[sally agnew]

I think the solar panels give it away :)

[Denise Wood]

@amyk @lenanau @pusspup @beryl @merrelyn @louannwarren @paul10 @gijsje @susiemc @julzmaioro @pcoulson @koalagardens Thanks all for your great interest and comments :) Greatly appreciated. I spied the solar panels which I'm sure means a sign of life in there - I didn't notice the cat or the aerial !! So thanks for helping me :) I must go and find an old (10 - 15 years ago) photo and see what it looked like then! @365karly1 The pots are old style chimney pots that were added to the chimneys a long time ago :)

[Denise Wood]

@hermann Yes Sally - but hopefully that's a good sign :)

[Jane Anderson]

Oh, my, a renovator's dream!

[julia]

It's a really interesting photo. see more and more each time .. now that I am looking on my laptop rather than my phone .. I can see a modern flue in one of the chimneys and what is that under the eaves of the turret .. is it a secruity camera .. they may have a photo of you...

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this nice house. Only after reading.

[4rky]

Lovely subject and great "hunt the clues" photo!

[Marnie]

I know where this house is Denise, or I think I do. Near Birregurra? Love the shot anyway, great with these muted colours.

[wendy frost]

Lovely house would be a great place to restore.

[CC Folk]

It has so much charm! I hope someone decides to bring it back to its glory days! It could be a beauty again...

[Rick]

Great capture. Saw the cat, but didn't notice the solar collectors.

[Dawn]

Oh wow such a fab old home would fab to do up

[Robin]

Great fun looking for all the 'hidden objects'. Yes, aerial, solar panels, cat and maybe a security camera that has a photo of you taking its photo. And is that something extra on top of the third chimney from the right? Might be a modern addition to the chimney flue. Oh, and very nice shot of this old building, also.

[Margo]

Great capture

[Margaret Snell]

Great capture, interesting building, the sort of place that makes you want to explore it. The solar panels suggest someone is living there

[Denise Wood]

@golftragic Spot on Marnie :) I've always loved it!

[Marnie]

@gilbertwood I've only seen it the once, but must chat to you about it.

[Marnie]

@merrelyn @julzmaioro @girlie I suspect that's a powerful light rather than a security camera. Happy to be corrected.

[Marnie]

@gilbertwood Our next meetup/lunch in Birregurra?

[Denise Wood]

@golftragic What a great idea!!!!!

[Marnie]

@gilbertwood Will email you, don't want to post our movement details here.

[Denise Wood]

@golftragic Who knows who might be out to get us!!!!!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

How about that- solar panels! I wonder if the occupants plan to restore it to its former glory. It sure is a beautiful home.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Would love to see the inside. Hope it gets restored. Solar panels are a good sign!

[Marnie]

@gilbertwood Nah. I was being serious. A friend's daughter came back from her honeymoon to find their house had been cleaned out, pressies 'n all, probably because someone had posted something on FB about them being away.

[DawnLouise]

@golftragic That is true. My niece's mom used to post vacation photos all the time on FB while they were on vacation and not once, but TWICE they were robbed! You'd think they would have learned their lesson but they still continue to do it. Why can't people just post them after they come back - that's what I do lol.

[Marnie]

@not_left_handed Crikey, I've got to the point where I don't tell many people at all outside my immediate circle. Too many crooks out there who think they can help themselves to our hard-earned.