{"id":7335,"date":"2021-01-20T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7335"},"modified":"2021-01-20T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:02:51","slug":"loch-ness-monster-village-suffers-body-blow-to-eyesore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/01\/20\/loch-ness-monster-village-suffers-body-blow-to-eyesore\/","title":{"rendered":"Loch Ness Monster village suffers body blow to eyesore."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/old-drumnadrochit-scotmid-shop-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Drumnadrochit Brutalist Masterpiece\" class=\"wp-image-6989\" width=\"354\" height=\"239\"\/><figcaption>           Drumnadrochit&#8217;s Brutalist Masterpiece<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the news many locals have been dreading ever since the supermarket moved to new premises &#8211; the beautiful 1960s building it used to occupy has been dubbed &#8220;an eyesore&#8221; and will now be demolished.<\/p><div id=\"lochn-2541346403\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for The Silent Majority said, <em>&#8220;we&#8217;re gutted. This old shop has been a real focal point in the village and attracted architectural students from around the world. We even had an offer to Twin it with some fortified military bunkers in The Lebanon, which share a lot of its style and features. Now it&#8217;s going to be pulled down in scenes<\/em> reminiscent<em> of the old village public toilet that was cruelly demolished without ceremony and is now all but forgotten.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Loch Ness Research projects and expeditions have used the fish and chip shop that was also located in the much loved monstrous carbuncle and all of that history will now be lost as well. Professor Kettle said, <em>&#8220;it&#8217;s just so sad. This building oozes history and it&#8217;s loss will be felt right across the Loch Ness and cryptozoological community. I had hoped that a rich investor would step in and save the building but that now looks unlikely&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/scotmidfromroad.jpg\" alt=\"Stunning Brutalist Building\" class=\"wp-image-7020\" width=\"324\" height=\"324\"\/><figcaption>                                   Loch Ness Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local chief said, <em>&#8220;we have some plans to make a permanent photographic exhibition of the old shop in the new village car park but it&#8217;s all in the early stages at the moment and we would have previously sought funding from The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board (HOST) but they&#8217;ve got their own problems now&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been rumours that a lottery is to be held with top prize consisting of the right to press the button on the charges used to raze the carbuncle to the ground. <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s in the cards but there is still a lot of disagreement about if it&#8217;s appropriate and who would get the charity money. One idea is to award it to The Bewildered Trust For Confused Marine Animals<\/em> or to the UN Yeti Relief Fund (UNYRF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more about the shocking bomb shell in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/news\/eyesore-former-supermarket-to-be-demolished-after-deal-reached-225253\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Inverness Courier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the news many locals have been dreading ever since the supermarket moved to new premises &#8211; the beautiful 1960s building it used to occupy has been dubbed &#8220;an eyesore&#8221; and will now be demolished. A spokesperson for The Silent Majority said, &#8220;we&#8217;re gutted. 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