The English Home

Grand REINVENTION

On the edge of what many claim to be Somerset’s prettiest village, hidden from view at the end of a silver-birch-lined drive, sits a perfect Georgian manor house. Or is it? Only the imposing brick facade might alert the purist’s eye. Despite its handsome period features, generously proportioned windows, high ceilings and square rooms, the truth is that this grand, imposing manor house was only built in 1989.

‘We wanted our house to feel comfortable, to be able to kick off our shoes, lie on the sofa, curl up with a dog and not worry about the cushion fabric’

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