There has subsequently been a campaign, supported by The Prince's Regeneration Trust and the Trevor Osborne Property Group, to renovate it.
The Prince's Regeneration Trust attempted to take over the maker of Burleigh ceramics.
The Prince's Regeneration Trust, which is drawing up a conservation plan for Kinloch Castle, may also make proposals for renewable energy generation on the island.
The Prince's Regeneration Trust attempted to take over the maker of Burleigh ceramics in an 'undignified manner' says the former owner of the company.
The Prince's Regeneration Trust is now going to be in contact with the Florrie campaigners and the Prince promised to help however he could.
The Heritage Lottery Fund eventually released the money to the Worthing Dome and Regeneration Trust in October 2003.
Although it did not win, its cause has since been taken up by The Prince's Regeneration Trust, a charity founded by Prince Charles which promotes heritage-led regeneration schemes.
Norwich Heritage Economic & Regeneration Trust (HEART) took over the shop in 2009, making it both a retail operation and tourism attraction.
"There have been horrendous problems with the building", declares Belle Stennett, who chairs the Worthing Dome and Regeneration Trust.
The Prince's Regeneration Trust works throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that important historic buildings at risk of demolition or decay are preserved, regenerated and re-used.