Friday Funny: Castle? What Castle?

A farmer in England secretly built a mock-Tudor castle on his property and kept it out of view for years by hiding it behind a 40-foot stack of hay bales.

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February 8, 2008, 2:00 PM PST

By Nate Berg

"Over the course of two years, he managed to secretly – and unlawfully – build the imposing mock Tudor structure in one of his fields, shielded behind a 40ft stack of hay bales covered by a huge tarpaulins."

"Once it was finished, he and his family moved in and lived there for four years before finally revealing the development – complete with battlements and cannons – in August 2006."

"Mr Fidler claims that because the building has been there for four years with no objections, it is no longer illegal."

"But he is under siege from council planners, who say the castle at Honeycrock Farm, Salfords, Redhill, Surrey, will have to be knocked down."

FULL STORY: Hay presto! Farmer unveils the 'illegal' mock-Tudor castle he tried to hide behind 40ft hay bales

Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Daily Mail

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