Category: House Tours
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A 700-year-old Essex farmhouse with a 21st-century touch
Noakes Cross Farm is a 14th-century Grade II-listed farmhouse in Essex that has undergone a sensitive renovation to adapt it for modern living. Part of Fenn Wright’s Signature collection of distinctive homes, the project carefully balances rarely seen historic features with practical contemporary spaces. The result is a property that perfectly blends medieval structure and…
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Transformation of a 1980s house into a modern eco home
Happy though they were in their previous home, homeowners Eilidh and Rob discovered that with a growing son and daughter, more space was needed and the detached property they found in the same Nottinghamshire village suited their needs better. “We loved the plot and the feel of the house inside,” says Eilidh. “It felt warm…
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Step inside an extended Victorian house with sea views
Homeowners Alan and Suzy had a very specific brief for their architects: “To fix all the problems with our quirky old house without losing any of its magic, so that we could feel joy every time we arrived home,” says Alan. The three-bedroom Grade II-listed Victorian property stands in a National Landscape area (formerly known…