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THE OWNERS

Katy Green, a geotechnical engineer, and her arborist husband, David, live here with their infant daughter Gladys, a baby on the way, and Dizzy the Dalmatian

THE PROPERTY

A four-bed converted 1893 schoolhouse in Camborne, west Cornwall

Looking back, it was a reckless move when Katy Green and her husband, David, bought an old school that had been converted into offices at auction, without planning permission, having sold their previous house and without anything to move into. They spotted the property in the local newspaper, went to have a look, and headed to the auction. ‘David was wearing a bobble hat and

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