The House by the Lake

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Two years later, he stepped into the national spotlight at the Republican National Convention when he gave a speech nominating President William Taft (1857-1930) for a second term. In 1914, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he remained until his 1921 presidential inauguration.

In this approach, in itself complex, adding ancillary elements introduces a strong linkage to the set. On the side, a gallery linking the main house to a group of secondary spaces and on the other, a wall that gives way to an access porch. The main bedroom is a case in point. The restful pinks and mauves of its walls, ceiling and curtains, are pointed up by a handsome blue-grey headboard. The dressing room nearby, in vivid blues, provides a jolt of colour, though both rooms have the same shade of mauve on the ceiling. And the vivid spare room is positively exhilarating to dip into. ‘As a small bedroom overlooking the road, it could have been disappointing,’ says Nicola, explaining why she and her team chose strong red Galbraith & Paul wallpaper, intense ‘Beetlenut’ gloss paint from Paint & Paper Library for the woodwork and ceiling and an Oka rug with a large-scale pattern. FUL: Proposed two storey side/rear extension to YMCA North Staffordshire to provide additional facilities at Edinburgh House, Harding Road, Hanley, ST1 3AE BATHROOM Modern bathroom suite comprising panelled bath with shower over, wash hand basin and low level w/c. Ceramic tiled walls the bath area. Obscure glazed window to the rear. Single panel radiator. Airing cupboard with copper cylinder tank.

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I was particularly fascinated by learning about life after the war, as the house was just inside the boundary of what became East Germany (in fact, the Berlin Wall ran along the bottom of its garden). One of the occupants of the house was an informer for the Stasi. I hadn't appreciated until reading the book quite how much the citizens of East Germany were spied upon, and how easy it was to fall foul of those in power at the time. It was also interesting to learn how ambivalent many people were to the collapse of East Germany. Yes, people were free to express their opinions openly and to travel, but they no longer had the safety net of a state which guaranteed not only work, but a roof over their heads as well. While my grandmother may not have worn the piece of cloth, she had been persecuted. Her family had been uprooted, nearly destroyed. Her husband’s family had lost so many. And yet Elsie still felt a connection to Germany. The house was important to her. It was her soul place, and it needed saving. FUL: Part two storey, part single storey rear extension, hip-to-gable roof and rear dormer extension with loft conversion at 174 Sneyd Hill, Burslem, ST6 1RA Near the end of the interview I ask if staying with her mother, herself an award-winning folk singer, affected her writing.

Harding often speaks with a kind of half-apologetic resignation. Now in her fourth album cycle, she does press like she’s Bill Murray halfway through Groundhog Day, pre-empting questions that have derailed past interviews before I’ve had a chance to broach them. His Jewish family were, thankfully, able to make their escape to Britain in the 1930s – which saved their lives, but lost them their prized lakeside house. Harding's rediscovery of the house in the 1990s – then in a shambolic state - and the research he conducted into all of its occupants, produced a book which mourned the loss of his family home at the hands of the antisemitic state but also humanised all of its varied occupants, whatever their own failings.

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SMD/2023/0196: Proposed change of use of existing agricultural barn and conversion for residential use at Longhurst Farm, Dimmingsdale, Oakamoor, ST10 3AS Overall, it seems in this building as if the rational purism of Meier’s language had been crossed with the central articulation that characterizes the houses of Richard Neutra.

BEDROOM NO 1 3.85m x 2.45m Window overlooking the front with single panel radiator beneath. Wired for centre light and power points. Carpet cover. This book is a wonderful read well researched and well written, and and what could easily have been just a family memoir turns out to be a book that will be of great historical interest to many. The author has a talent for research and turning his research into a terrific historical read and account of life behind the Iron curtain. I have read a few books about the Iron Curtain and German reunification but this is one that really really offers so much more and brings to life twentieth century Germany for the reader. SMD/2023/0170: Change in rear window, ground floor configuration from double glazed doors and window to bi-fold window at Lower Overton Farm, Overton Road, Congleton, CW12 3QW The above description on the cover of The House by the Lake caught my attention straight away because I love stories about old houses and their inhabitants down through the years and the fact that The house by the Lake by Thomas Harding was located on the outskirts of Berlin and Harding's ancestors were forced to leave when the Nazis swept to power really enhanced my interest. A home which played a major part of so many family's lives, a home where a concrete footpath cut through the garden marking where the Berlin Wall had stood for nearly three decades. For me, this is the most enjoyable type of history. Thomas Harding's starting point is the story of his German jewish family prospering in 1920s Berlin. They buy the eponymous house by the lake outside Berlin as a weekend and holiday retreat. But then, instead of giving us a history of his family's struggles through the Nazi era, he focuses on the house itself and details the lives of the numerous families who occupied it both before and after his own. This structure provides a fascinating history of 20th century Germany.

ACCOMMODATION Approach to the front via a door with side window panels leading to the entrance porch. We aim for our pupils to experience a school environment in which fairness is promoted. Equity is achieved by understanding that individuals need different levels and types of support to achieve their goals. Our intention is to use the extraordinary history of the Alexander Haus to bring people together from different cultures and religions, within German and European societies, with a global perspective. Our vision is to create dialogue and to build a resilient, vibrant and tolerant society today, and for our common future.