Nicola and Nick Pain were not thinking about moving until they first spotted the Victorian manor that would become their home. ‘We weren’t looking for a new house, but as soon as we saw this place, we just had to have it,’ says Nicola.
The property, which is one half of the building, had an outdated kitchen, unsuitable layout and a makeshift lean-to, but Nicola only saw the beautifully proportioned rooms and large sash windows. Fortunately her husband Nick was just as keen and, employed in the building trade, he wasn’t fazed by the work needed to turn the house
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