For the love of Lakemba
“I’m not leaving until I’m carried out in a wooden box,” says Simone Hubbard as she leans casually on her kitchen counter, surveying the historic city of Ipswich that undulates to the horizon beyond her cedar-trimmed windows. It may be an odd thing for a 40-year-old to assert, but it’s the perfect indicator of how much she adores her abode.
Lakemba is perched grandly on Denmark Hill, an area rich in history and brimming with old homes in varying states of repair. Many have been skillfully restored, and
