1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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- "I should leave those alone, if I was you...this is governed by the law of ancient lights."
When Mr Max Jenkins bought his house - a substantial Victorian villa in the village of Bacton-on-Sea - he thought he'd snagged himself a bargain. There was only one, minor issue with the property - an unusual wooden structure, just three feet from his windows, obscuring the view of the sea - but he could surely dismantle that, couldn't he?
Nationwide reporter Susan Hall investigates this bizarre case involving the "law of ancient light", and the reclusive Miss Day.
Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 14 March, 1972.
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Estate agent: The property enjoys charming rustic views.
For those wondering why the lady wanted to block the window - it comes down (as always) to money. If he had received light from the windows, then he could legally block any houses being built on that land, as he would lose his 'right to light' by the new house (or get paid handsomely to allow the houses).
As the lady could argue that he hadn't been receiving light, he couldn't object to the houses being built. So it's all about the value of her land and the ability to sell it to developers.
As a side note, I love these videos - the BBC archive is one of my favourite channels.
@@robtalbot8027 which may explain why there is now a house on that land.
What a thoroughly horrible old crone.
I'd defo be in the pub lots of witnesses while someone else removes them. It might be obvious what's happened but you have to prove it in court.
Now the view is blocked by a garage....of a house built next door.
Boards replaced by an entire house - still valued at 100 times its 1972 price.
Abraham Lincoln was prevented from being a 'Peeping Tom' by an obstinate elderly woman wearing a headscarf. It could be the basis of an Oscar winning movie.
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive 0930am 3.10.24 the thing! you're not coming out until yerv sobered up!!!
Perhaps he could of built a periscope on his side attached to his window projecting light onto a screen on the window of the view as a temporary solution?
Dude looks like Martin Heap in Spaced.
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive 0931am 3.10.24 over your dead body? well, here's an opportunity not to be missed, he sed, bent over wearing, hand on hip, groucho marks specs and tache...
How very interesting.
Wonderful. And what a restrained Gentleman he is/was. As some have said below - this is basically a Fable about checking out your neighbours before buying a property. Couldn't be better exemplified.
That's what Abe Lincoln sounds like. Daniel Day-Lewis is not as good as we thought.
Nothing that a couple of mirrors couldn't circumvent. And be moved around if the neighbour erected additional barriers. 🤣
Nowt more eccentric than an old English spinster Ms Day fits the bill well
And I bet those properties are a Million plus now not £3k 😮
The boards have gone, if you google sea star Chinese restaurant Bacton on sea the two houses can be seen on the lane behind on street view with new housing between them.
'Spent a lot of money improving it...' *shows picture of unbelievably hideous 70's interior*
But wasn't this filmed in the 70's?
@@onlyme219 yes??? Doesn’t mean he needs to fall in line with the fashions/remove Victorian features. Too many philistines is in this country have no concern for such things… If you want modern interiors buy modern houses…
Everything is subjective, isn't it... but you think you are the end all and be all. Selfish. I pity your partner! We don't all want what *you* do as we are not your twin! (No worries I don't read replies as I don't revisit the same videos)
At least back then there were a variety of awful interiors, now it seems all white walls, wooden floors and flat pack furniture.
@@dannydougin3925 LOL you don't even realise your first few words are self-defeating. The relativists will never realise the stupidity of their worldview.....Bye!
The law of ancient lights, also known as the right to light, is an English property law that gives a building owner the right to maintain a sufficient level of light through their windows. The law originated in 1663 and was formalized by the Prescription Act of 1832.
The law states that if a building owner has used a window for light for at least 20 years, they can prevent a neighboring landowner from building something that would block the light. The owner can also prevent a new building from causing a nuisance.
In planning applications, the law of ancient lights is not usually considered, but there are some considerations:
Established rights: The developer must negotiate with neighbors to agree compensation.
Compensation: Computer models and guidelines are used to calculate compensation. A 1986 English case law ruling established that compensation is 50% of the profit from the development.
Shouldn't that law have prevented them from putting up the boards in the first place?
@@michaelcullen5308 YES!, However, the solicitor was clearly a pleb and if this owner is still alive then he can sue both the solicitor and the land owner for 50% of the sale/sold price of the offending property!
It's pretty obvious what's happened here
Her dad had some feud with whoever sold the house to this poor guy (who jumped on a good thing when he saw it without checking BTW) The, presumably younger, previous owner waited till the old guy died so he could have the last laugh by taking down the boards only for the daughter to want to honour and respect her father's wishes.
Instead of going about it in a hamfisted way the new owner should go to her and say he will carefully remove these boards and send them at his own expense to the original owner as a final 'F- You' to her father's old nemesis and then everyone can get on with the rest of their lives
I wonder if they're still there to this day?
I wonder if they eventually rotted away & if they did would she or her descendants really erect new ones?
Hang on, Ive just looked up Ancient lights in English property law. In actual fact it protects this home owners right to have natural light in his home.. I dont think much of his solicitor...
I doubt it had anything to do with that law. Most likely something to do with the blackout that was ordered in east coast towns after the first Zeppelin raids in 1915, the same year it was erected according to the owner. There was huge paranoia about light visible at night amongst some members of the public at the time, people were smashing street lights and all sorts.
Bet they’ve gone now!
Eventually a house was built on the land next door.... according to Google Maps
@@OUTBOUND184 That evades the question, doesn't it?
@@Relaxicity there was no question
@@Relaxicity
They lost, both houses are still there with an extra one wedged between them.
Don't take a fence to this,but you should just draw the curtains.
Paint them on, maybe.
Something nicer to look at.
He could install, on his own land, a series of angled mirrors on his property, engineered such that it would allow not only adequate light, but to see her property. She couldn’t do anything about it, as it’s not positioned on her side.
So... what happened?? Personally I would have just taken them down myself and challenge the old bat to do her worst.
Eventually a house was built on the land next door.... according to Google Maps
@@OUTBOUND184 I checked on Streetview. Indeed property was build in between, but it's not very large. The blocking structure is indeed gone. The lower window will now pretty much look at the new property, but the upstairs window has a pretty clear line of sight down the road and indeed towards the sea. Problem resolved.
@@Relaxicitywonder how long it took to "resolve" tho.
Hell is, indeed, other people 😂
@@pcoristi Yes, that is the part I really want to know. Maybe they did a follow up segment!
@@RelaxicityOut of pure curiosity, I wanted to check the local papers to see if this was ever covered in the news. However, I can’t decipher the reporter’s pronunciation of the settlement name. Is it Baston?
This is a Monty Python sketch in the making.
Mr. Jenkins is clearly a weirdo.
Never trust a man who grows a beard but not a mustache.
Ms. Day is mad as a bag of badgers and looks like Terry Jones in drag.
It's funny you say that, the bit of her cleaning the windows all I heard was the high pitch noise of men in drag from Life of Brian "oooohh"
Are there any women here? 😂
And she had a serious twitch!
50 years on .... both could still be alive!
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive 0928am 3.10.24 i just bet that abe lincoln's watery home is the pre cursor to peel acres...
A warning to house buyers, always check who the neighbours are.
"private road" Kimberly Road, (adjacent Coast Road) Bacton-On-Sea. NR12 OEN.
a bungalow sits on the site of the field rn.
build a new window
Did she have planning permission for the boards
Nobody mention the window in the rear extension which is not blocked.
I was also thinking about the front of the house.
Literally, thinking outside the box.
I mean, it was unfair, but when "the law of Ancient Lights" is used against you, what are you going to do?!
And?
@@primalconvoy
And
There is no and, just don't mention it.
@bbcarchive - We're heading towards the back end of October - Surely it must be time to dust down the 'Hexham Heads' story from Nationwide 1976??????
This made me laugh
He endured all that miserable darkness and ugly view to be law biding and now the invaders just rape and stab and destroy. Why did he bother...
£3500. Another age
I know what most men would do.
In Britain, call their Mums.
Give it a few more years and I'm sure she'll have popped her clogs... ;)
£3500 for a house 😂 they had it so easy back then, now most of them are now property millionaire pensioners.
nope. wages = 10pence or so
p/w (before tax).
@@MDKS_ Average salary in 1969 when he bought it was £1,248 pa so this cost less than 3 times the average salary. If house prices had gone up by just (CPI) inflation this house would cost ~£50k today!
@@MDKS_ Average annual wage 1972, £1500 this house £3500 that’s only 2.3 times the annual salary. 2024 is £35000, and in England the avg house price is £305,000 that 8.7 times the annual salary. Complete gravy train back then.
Average house price on this road is £250k
What a bunch of 🤡's
She looks like a Monty Python character, the whole thing is pretty Pythonesque all round to be honest!
NFN
People had worse teeth back then..
Yet more dentists back then on the NHS?
Free dental care. But not cosmetic procedures
We Irish are more direct, 🚜🔨🪓⛏️job done
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive 3.10.24 0930am bombs
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive the law of ancient lights? might be an old oriental law enacted during the reign of henry...erm.... i mean Genghis Kahn before he went to the americas to bring him back....abe lincoln. now we can all be flippant about such things. but.... why on earth would some duplicitous oaf want to do that, place boards in front of his pacific neighbour's windows? unless he had a dark room or some such or was a vampire... spite reigns and i surmise it's got sommat to do with townies vs rural folk or a spat between norwich and ipswich farming folk (and tractors were involved...) having never been to the heartlands of norfolk or suffolk or east anglia per se - yarmouth is spat upon to that degree - i would say beware the ides of the curly haired chap with sunglasses.... sommat and nowt tale, if you ask me....