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    LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

    Jun 02, 2022 4 minutes
    Karen Darlow
    Styling Pippa Blenkinsop
    Photographs Penelope Wincer

    Unlatching the wooden gate in a high stone wall covered in wisteria, and stepping into a secret garden brimming with flowers marked a turning point in Clare and Steve’s house search, and their lives. As soon as they set eyes on the pretty Georgian cottage and its glorious garden, they instantly knew this should be their new home.

    Clare and Steve had been looking for a renovated character property with an easily managed garden, room for visiting family and, preferably, in a village with a shop, a pub and on a bus route.

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