I seem to remember that, because of the French Concorde had an ‘e’ at the end of its name, though of course being British we preferred it without. I don't know why we gave in but… Where I have been today there is also a little ‘controversy’ as to whether or not there should be an ‘e’ at the end of Redcliffe, as I'm showing you here. I think here that spelling it with an ‘e’ is rather like the old English way of writing, so I quite like it! Anyway, wasn't it Queen Elizabeth the first who said that the parish church of St Mary (Redcliffe) was the finest and fairest parish church in all of England? Had she been alive now I suspect she would have thought Concord – no ‘e’, because it is/was new - modern - would have been the greatest plane ever built. The house I saw today had been occupied for many years by the present vendor who, over his period of ownership had renovated it to a fairly good standard. There is still, of course a lot of work to do, but only if you are a purist. If you are not and the concrete tiled roof is in good condition then why bother to change it to clay tiles? However, as the vendor has already recovered the rear slopes with clay tiles my Client may due course wish to recover the front slopes in a similar style. Because no doubt it was listed with concrete tiles, the Conservation Officer would probably refuse permission on the grounds that it was already listed with concrete tiles. If we were in the Elizabethan times, then in my view such nonsense would be dealt with severely! The basement does require complete renovation but I see none of this as being off-putting to my Client. He has found a very pleasant home, with open views over the floating Harbour, a south facing garden and a garage for two or three cars - well done…   more »