denzil75

Whilst looking for somewhere to take the kids for the day I came across this review for Speke Hall near Liverpool.

“Airport noise”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2012 NEW

Fancy building a magnificent house like this so close to a very busy airport!!!


For those of you not familiar with Speke Hall, it was built in the 1500's

I can't tell whether the reviewer was being sarcastic or not.

Giantaxe

If it were a yank writing it they were probably being serious

Jerseygirl

I thought the same before I read your comment.

Mallory

A yank would never say "fancy" building ----. Definitely a good old British term.

denzil75

I would have thought the reviewer had been to visit the house though so surely should know when it was built!

denzil75

That's why I thought it might be a sarcastic Brit

Bob

It's a bugger when you don't know if the reviewer is just thick or being funny...

Don't know if anyone has actually reviewed the Tripadvisor office, but there's some irony that it's a shithole in Needham, MA...near the Charles River, so close enough for a suicide jump I suppose

N1cky

I remember hearing about an American tourist saying how insightful it was to have built Edinburgh Castle so close to the train station

RICH

Obvious place, really. That is where the invaders would arrive

kimilseung

As Speke Hall was named after the airport, shouldn't it now be 'John Lennon Hall'?

denzil75

Maybe it's the same bloke!

denzil75

I thought it was named after the town where it is located

Giantaxe

The original name of Liverpool John Lennon Airport was Speke Airport

kimilseung

I was just following in the logic of our Trip Advisor reviewer. The airport was first. The airport was probably built to fly in catholic-catchers. (Speke Hall having a famous priests hole, for hiding the catholic priest)

denzil75

Ha ha I did think you were being sarky but you never can tell in the cyber world! I grew up in the North West and had a school trip to Speke Hall, don't remember seeing any catholic Priests (unless they were in the hole) but I swear I heard the ghostly footsteps!