Period Living

BRIDGING THE YEARS

Looking for a weekend cottage where they could host family gatherings and indulge in a love of gardening, Linda and Robert found their Suffolk home in 2009. Leaving London at the weekends in search of a suitable countryside retreat, they only viewed a dozen properties before finding a place that felt right.

Bridge House wasn’t strictly what they were looking for. ‘It was too big, too expensive, and needed far too much work doing to it – we still have the brochure with

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