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STEP INTO THE LIGHT

PERIOD houses have such charm from the outside, their façades promising high ceilings and ornate features beyond the front door. But the Victorians lived differently to us. The family wouldn’t inhabit the kitchen as much, especially if they had a cook, nor would they need the space for the vast amount of helpful modern appliances.

When Rachael Ball fell for a Victorian house on a leafy street in Worcester, she knew it could be an ‘amazing’ place to live award for Best Kitchen.

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