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to be expanded to balance the house. “The downstairs was
too small and didn’t reflect the three bedroom home, so we
opened it up and extended the kitchen to make it all more
suitable for a family.” As a result there is now a spacious
kitchen diner and separate sitting room on the ground floor.
The property is part of a terrace that was built to house
mill workers and their families. The original mill looms
quietly at the end of the street, transformed from a place of
industry and toil into luxury apartments, overlooking the
now tranquil mill pond. The line of terraced houses was built
all at once – for economy and ease of construction, and the
original floorboards run right through all the houses. “You
can see them continue upstairs, through the wall into next
door,” Rebecca explains. Each front door opens straight into
what would have been the parlour and the stairs are tucked
into the middle of the building. At first glance, it’s as if there
are no stairs, just a small cupboard in the wall. “People always
think the door to the stairs is just a cupboard,” she laughs,
There is a subtle Alice in Wonderland theme in here, highlighted by a
neon ‘Follow the White Rabbit’ sign next to the imposing fireplace
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