TOP OF THE CLASS

Delighted to finally get onto the property ladder, Ciara and Harvey Appelbe were prepared to overlook the many problems and numerous tasks that faced them when they bought an old school building from a painter who had converted it into a home and studio.

Harvey and Ciara were fascinated by the history of the old school, which had been built in 1810 by Lord Cloncurry to serve the children of the growing workforce involved in building the Grand