It was a yearning for more outside space and privacy that prompted Helen and Victor Day to look for a plot on which to build the home of their dreams. ‘At the time, we were living in a small nearby village completely surrounded by other houses,’ says Helen, who is a gymnastics coach. So when Victor spotted a perfect piece of land nearby, they decided there and then that this was where they would build their new home. It was large enough for a substantial house for themselves and Helen’s
