Period Living

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Our home’s history is very…

mportant to our interior design. We have the house’s original paperwork from 1858, when it was owned by Sir Edmonstone, framed in our dining room. In the early 20th century, the house was converted into a doctor’s surgery. The lower rear section was the surgery and waiting room, and the lower front and the first floor were converted into two apartments - it stayed that way until we bought it in 2015. We have included nods to

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