Fading Heritage
Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
by MKDS
Storm Multi-Media Technologies Ltd
Tadcaster, the home of Samuel Smith Brewery and a picturesque town just a few miles from Walton, Wetherby and Boston Spa, Leeds, West Yorkshire. A very much accessible town if you have a vehicle to make the journey from town to town, and yet, if your intentions of visiting this town is by Public Transport then make sure you plan ahead in advance.
The route from Tadcaster to Wetherby is short, although the soon to be 'Every 3 Hours' bus service is the only service you will get to take you onto Wetherby. If you are desperate to escape Tadcaster any earlier than this, then the Coastline Bus Service will take you to Seacroft Tesco's where you can bus hop (for an extra cost of just less than £4.00) onto the 770 and finally reach Wetherby. Alternatively, if you know anyone who lives near your final destination, then it would be wise to donate the excess £4.00 for the fuel and arrive up to 1 - 2 hours earlier than the time it will take you on Public Transport.
As far as Shopping goes in Tadcaster, it was found that there is nothing of interest there - at all - except for the occasional window shopping before attending the very rare appointments one would have in the town now and again. Certainly, with so many shops lying to waste in the town, it would not be all that bad for the whole area to enter the 21st Century - would it?
Humphrey Smith, the present proprietor of John Smiths Brewery, has outlined the requirements, Terms and the Conditions in which he will allow the shops he owns (and he owns quite a lot of Tadcaster land and real estate) to be maintained. As a Landlord he has the power to accept or Refuse the lease, rent and/or the uses of such premises, which begs the question: What will happen when Britain becomes bankrupt and land prices fall to less than £100 per acre? What will happen when the price of the present home drops so low in value that the once priced £20,000 house becomes less than £2,000 in worth?
Land Value & the Heritage.
When people hear the word "Heritage" it seems that to most it means "Stately homes for the rich and famous". This is not the case and should not be referred to as such either. British Heritage consists of many places of interest that has formed an alliance between the “Public & Private Sector”, and in this which includes the very beautiful House and grounds of Harewood, Temple Newsome, Valley Gardens, Roundhay Park and others, the public’s access to these are historical.
Across the country many of these “Heritage” assortments are being sold off to those people and companies that believe a more lucrative return can be brought from them, while the surrounding resident’s journey to the next key point of interest where they can submerge themselves in British History as it once was. But, there is, of course the matter of “Cost”, where the average Family consisting of two grown adults and two children are charged £40 pounds for a visit only worth that of £20 pounds. As in the case of the “Theme Parks” putting prices in reach of those that would gladly pay £4.00 pounds for a two and a half minute ride on an attraction, and without question pay the £8.00 pounds for a single helping of Fish & Chips that elsewhere would be half that price.
It is no big secret that these Theme Parks, Heritage Homes, Places of Interest and Coastal Retreats are not immune to the sting of Recession and Money Shortages, though the sudden decline of visitor’s were starting to dwindle well before the ugly rise of Economic Slumping. As stated earlier the fixed prices are those which are in the shadow of “Greed”, and the price tags placed on Food and Beverages within the grounds are those which read from a Thomas Kutchin novel: “The Fall of Empires”, where he reveals the fall of a company which was once built on the fair trading of its goods, until it suddenly became a victim of its own greed by placing fixed high prices on goods it believed people couldn’t live without.
If you were half intelligent as the many who go to Free and Open Parks, the more stable and price-ranged Attractions that “The Other Half” stayed away from, and if you wanted all the fun of the Fair without the high costs, then you would be best picking up a leaflet, booklet or magazine from the local area to see “What’s On”, where the Entry Price is highlighted (If the price is not visible, don’t go), and if there are Free Entry Gala’s, Fete’s and Carnivals that are appealing to you and the family.
The argument is, that these stately homes and attractions fall into fear of closing down to the public, but what they don’t tell you is this, there is always a “Buyer” waiting in the wings to buy a lucrative business which will make money but keep the customer happy. Charge too much and you will lose the Custom, charge too little and the company will fail. It’s all a matter of “Balance” and when this balance is perfected there should be no reason to thrive for more.
© Marcus De Storm 2011.
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