Classical HARMONY
Aug 07, 2019
4 minutes
FEATURE & STYLING CLAIR WAYMAN PHOTOGRAPHY RACHAEL SMITH
Having spent over five years hunting without success for their perfect period home, Ginni and Ian Riley were coming round to the idea of buying a plot of land and building a house from scratch. “My dream was to find a characterful Victorian home, but we always shied away from listed buildings, especially ones that needed a lot of work. Then, out of the blue, an estate agent called and said he’d found somewhere he thought we might be interested in,” remembers Ginni.
The property in question was a Palladian-style new build with imposing proportions, but still a work in progress. The previous owner, a well-known local character, had passed away suddenly, leaving
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