by Anura Guruge
on October 5, 2024
‘Teischan‘ & I were lucky enough to be able to visit in September 2020 — at the height of COVID. See below.
While the ‘house’, of course, was SPECTACULAR, I most enjoyed the gardens. They were so wonderfully laid out and maintained. Plus, there was so much fauna — fish, deer and horses (at a minimum). They have already told us that they did lose some animals. The fish would have got washed away. They probably survived IF they didn’t get carried downstream into the Gulf. Don’t think they can survive salt water. SHAME.
I would think it would take years to restore the grounds.
Plus the house had an ENORMOUS, multistorey basement. The top-right photo above is from the basement — their ‘Halloween Room’. The basement could also have suffered flooding. Not good.
I keep on looking online for updates.
