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“Probably 20 years before we moved, we would come here visiting for a few days. Brian is a
Crystal Palace supporter and they were in the same league as Hereford and he never used to miss their away match in Hereford!
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It was just a short putt for Ryder Cup golfer Brian Huggett and his wife Winnie when they moved to their fabulous, newly-built, Tudor- style house at Weston-under-Penyard from the traditional timber-framed property right next door!
Their next move might require a longer stroke – but it won’t be far from the idyllic part of the Herefordshire countryside which the Welsh couple have made home for the past 35 years.
Now both in their seventies, the couple have decided to downsize, but it will be with great reluctance that they leave behind the elegant property which Brian designed to take advantage of stunning, uninterrupted views over undulating countryside, giving rein to his love of traditional timber-framed buildings and Gothic features.
“We came here when I was finishing my
So it was that, after a thorough property search lasting a total of eight years, the discerning couple finally found a grade II listed, traditional black and white timber framed farmhouse in just over four acres of land, in an enviable, elevated setting.
Some 20 years later, ready for a change but unable to tear themselves away from the location, the couple succeeded in getting planning permission to build a new four bedroom property alongside the farmhouse. The site stretches out along a ridge and with clever design, and by keeping the garden landscaping simple, Brian has made a hero of the view. The panorama from the house and gardens captures wooded hillsides and the picture-postcard image of the spire of St Mary’s Church in Ross-on-Wye in the foreground and the Black Mountains in the distance. There is a different rural vista from every window – and, as Brian points out, not a pylon or polytunnel in sight!
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professional golfing career in about 1979/80,” said Brian, a six-time Ryder Cup player and 1977 Ryder Cup captain who was awarded an MBE for services to golf in 1978.“I was offered a job as the golf professional at St Pierre in Chepstow. We were living in Surrey at the time, so I had to move to the area and we had always loved Herefordshire,”said Brian, who has since become one of Herefordshire’s official ambassadors.“I am from North Wales and Brian is from South Wales and for about six or seven years, even before he was offered the job, we had been looking for a house here,” added Winnie.“Probably 20 years before we moved, we would come here visiting for a few days. Brian is a Crystal Palace supporter and they were in the same league as Hereford and he never used to miss their away match in Hereford!”
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