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Top: The Victorian greenhouse has been restored and now provides the perfect summer dining space Image © Kim at Kent Life Photography kentlifephotography.co.uk original cellar and perhaps the world’s most precarious pantry. Positioned as it is around the open stairwell. On the way down the stairs Claire points out a note on the wall. Written by her dad it reads, ‘Cleaning schedule: 1st clean 1587, 2nd clean 2018’. “He’s so funny,” Claire smiles. Down the steps and a maze of dimly lit rooms stretches out under the house which are spooky enough before Claire tells me that supposedly prisoners of war were held down here during the Napoleonic wars... Moving swiftly back upstairs we head outside the house where there was plenty more for Jonny and Claire to do. “In lockdown we did a lot of work in the garden. It was incredibly overgrown. We cleared a couple of acres of laurel and brambles and thinned out trees to let the light in.” The clearing work included the discovery and restoration of an old Victorian greenhouse. “We found someone to refurbish it and it all still works and the windows open. We use it as a sort of outdoor dining space. It has a vine growing through it that’s about 130 years old and it still produces the most fabulous grapes. Our gardener is going to make wine this summer and give us a couple of bottles.” Near the house there is also a concreted area that was once a pool. “There was a swimming pool put in, but when World War II broke out they turned it into a bunker. Arthur remembers hiding down there as a teenager with his nanny and watching the Spitfires raging overhead.” Past the girls’ treehouse and there’s another piece of history on the lawns. “There was a grass tennis court here where Virginia Wade used to play because she was friendly with the family.” It was a joy to meet Claire and discover more about her life and journey with property. In Jonny and Claire, the house has found the perfect owners. A couple who have not only lovingly brought the house back to life, but also the ideal custodians for the wealth of stories that it holds. The real value of a home, after all, lies not within the physical bricks and mortar but the people who reside within it. Anyway, aren’t we all just custodians of the homes we live in, adding our own stories to the rich timeline of their lives? Address Book: To explore area and buying guides and find out how Claire and her team can connect you with the right buying agent through First in the Door, see firstinthedoor.com Burnhill Kitchens burnhillkitchens.co.uk Lindsay Woolley of Fabrics in Canterbury fabricsincanterburyltd.com Ralph Lane at The Mall Antiques, 47b The Mall, Faversham ME13 8LP. Naos Floors naosfloors.com Nicol Warnock Curtains 07521 294986 Paul Evans (decorator) 07506 646942 45 priceless-magazines.com
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