Bridge For Design Winter 2014 Bridge For Design Winter 2014 Issue | Page 137

W

hen the antique furniture and
lighting specialist Charles Edwards
spotted a derelict Victorian cottage

he says.

wanted to stay in the area, and the peace and quiet of this
Restoring a collection of ruins is not a project for the

of the work was done,” he says.
Locally quarried ironstone was used for the walls, which
Eventually they turned their attention to the two barns

not straightforward.
been linked,” Charles recalls.
The history of the site is unclear, but Charles struck
property, which suggested to the planners’ satisfaction that
there was once a covered passageway linking the cottage

direct into a spacious entrance hall that is also used for
to the garden.
Charles says proudly. Now, sitting in the shade of three
upstairs.

easy to understand how he fell under the spell of this spot.

the house, which is full of delightfully quirky pieces: wooden
duck decoys, faience vegetables, old advertising posters
vintage suspender belts.
Charles Edwards
www.charlesedwards.com
www.juliaboston.com
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