ORANGE CRUSH
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What A listed 18th-century house with a modern addition
Where Sevenoaks, Kent
Architect Crew Architects
As they searched for a new home in Kent, one Edinburgh couple found themselves falling in love with the pastoral charm of an 18th-century house near Sevenoaks. It had a classic clay-tiled catslide roof, was surrounded by mature gardens and terraces, and inside its original timbers were exposed. It was quirky, authentic and beautiful, and they felt irresistibly drawn to it.
But there was no denying that the house, arranged over four levels including basement and attic, would require a great deal of work to bring it up to a modern standard of living. The couple
