"Withnail and I" farmhouse sells at auctionThe tumbledown tum·ble·down adj. Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety: a tumbledown shack. farmhouse in Cumbria where Withnail and his hapless sidekick went on holiday in the cult movie "Withnail and I" has been sold for £265,000, reports said on Tuesday. A Cumbrian publican publican [Lat.,=state employee], in ancient Rome, man who was employed by the state government under contract. As early as c.200 B.C. there was a class of men in Rome accustomed to undertaking contracts involving public works and tax collecting; the tax collectors fought off seven rivals at auction to buy the house known as "Uncle Monty's cottage" in the 1987 film starring Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant (born May 5, 1957) is a British actor known for portraying the world-weary, drug-crazed alcoholic Withnail in Withnail and I. Biography Early life Grant was born Richard Grant Esterhuysen , reports said. "He is a fan of the film and has said that everyone will be welcome if they want to pass by for a cup of tea," a spokeswoman for the auctioneer said. "He plans to restore the building sympathetically and wants it to be for the local community," the spokeswoman told the Guardian. Bidding at Monday?s auction for the remote property was fierce, she said. The auction room in Knightsbridge in west London West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with Heathrow Airport and many of was full of fans shouting out lines from the movie. Rumours of possible buyers had been circulating for weeks, with celebrities Kate Moss and Chris Evans among the names mentioned, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the newspaper. Bidding for the uninhabitable farmhouse known as Sleddale Hall, near Shap in Cumbria, opened at £145,000. In the movie, two out-of-work actors, played by Grant and Paul McGann Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959 in Liverpool) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 , head to the farmhouse at the invitation of Withnail's uncle with disastrous consequences. Although a flop at the box office, the movie, written and directed by Bruce Robinson and set in the 1960s, achieved cult status after it was released on video. Swathes of fans have reportedly descended on the farmhouse over the years to pay homage to the movie. 
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