Surrey Homes | SH46 | August 2018 | Wedding supplement inside

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Some of the most celebrated houses in the
world have become such, not just because
of the vibrancy of their walls, the luminosity
of their windows or the verdancy of their gardens,
but because of the lives lived there. The inhabitants
of a building have as much, if not more impact
on the atmosphere that is left behind.
What would the Georgian terrace house in Doughty
Street, Holborn be without the legacy of Charles
Dickens’ residence there (and his actual writing
desk…)? The grey stone Yorkshire parsonage that
was home to the Brontë sisters would be a pretty
country residence, but the lingering energies of those
extraordinary siblings raises it to another level entirely.
Archer Lodge in St Leonards is just one of those
houses. Whilst not (yet) world famous, its charm and
spirit are entirely down to the creative dreams and
ambitions of a group of actors, musicians, engineers
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