A BID to create an Archive and Resource Centre in the grounds of literary giant and Nobel Prize winning author William Golding's former home looks like it will have to go back to the drawing board.
Pre-application advice had been sought from Cornwall Council by William Golding Limited (WGL) which manages the literary estate of the late author of the classic novel Lord Of the Flies.
William Golding pictured in 1983. Picture: Unknown author; Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 Bestanddeelnummer
The company wants to convert buildings in the grounds of his old home Tullimaar in Perranwell into the Archive and Resource Centre.
The orignal designs for the archive and resource centre. Images: The Bazeley Partnership
WGL says it owns the Grade II* listed house which is being used more frequently for business purposes, office work and occasional events and exhibitions.
The company wants to convert the existing vacant Gardener’s Cottage and Stove House, which are desperately in need of renovation and conservation, into the proposed Archive and Resource Centre to further the work of author.
The Lord of the Flies sold millions of copies and was made into a classic film
In its reply Cornwall Council's case officer said while the proposal is to be commended, the pre-app planning consent submission proposals in their present form were not appropriate and may not meet requirements.
The orignal designs for the archive and resource centre. Images: The Bazeley Partnership
"It is considered that the materials, massing and design of the proposed cottage rear extension and primarily the proposed Resource Centre is inappropriate to the overall setting and character of the curtilage listed (and non-designated heritage asset) cottage," they said.
The novelist and his wife Ann bought Tullimaar estate in 1985. In 1983 Golding had won the Nobel prize and the resultant increase in public interest had caused him and his wife to want a more secluded home.
The orignal designs for the archive and resource centre. Images: The Bazeley Partnership
Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwall, in 1911. His mother was Cornish (her maiden name was Curnoe) and Golding spent a great deal of time in his grandmother’s house in Newquay.
They moved into Tullimaar in April 1985 and lived there until their deaths in 1993 and 1995. After their deaths, the house and estate were bought by William Golding Limited the company William Golding had set up in 1961, now managed by his family. WGL receives all the royalties from his works, and manages and markets the copyrights.
The gardener's cottage is planned to be part of the centre. Images: The Bazeley Partnership
In the submission Judy Carver, William Golding Limited wrote: "Lord of the Flies is obviously the most prominent work, but WGL is keen to raise the profile of the other 11 novels, as well as the huge amount of unpublished life writing and other archive material in the possession of the family."
In the latter stages of World War Two the house was occupied by American troops and U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower stayed at the house for two weeks in the run-up to D-Day in June 1944. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill met at Tullimaar for discussions prior to D-Day.
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