I went to view a beautiful house yesterday. Truly gorgeous. The oldest part dated from 1760, with later Georgian and Victorian extensions, and it was chock full of period features from the 18th Century though to the early 20th century. Tonnes and tonnes of space too. Beautiful half acre garden and fabulous views.
It was just the right kind of a renovation job too. The elderly couple living there have done so since the early 70s and amazingly didn't impose any 70s/80s hideousness on it. Everything is still there. Yes, it's very old fashioned and needs lots of work, but they actually seem to have maintained it pretty well, so it's perfectly habitable and you could do it up bit by bit.
So far, so good. I'd buy it like a shot IF it wasn't end on to a fairly busy road. There's no denying the road noise - and I realise that is the only reason we can afford it.
Where we are now is so quiet, DH won't even contemplate this road. He didn't even come and see it with me (there were diary clashes) but once I mentioned the road noise that was it. I, on the other hand, keep wondering if the trade off would be worth it, whether you'd get used to it. But he's probably right, isn't he? Sigh it is such a perfect house, otherwise.
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irregularegular · 11/07/2011 10:03
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