CASE STUDY


FAMILIAL TERRITORY


While most people undertaking a project will buy an unfamiliar plot or house, possibly even in an unfamiliar area, a couple in Cheshire took the opposite approach, building next door to the in-laws


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ome would shy away from a property where your next-door neighbours would be your in-laws, but for Jodie Nesbitt- Shaw and Mark Shaw, the family connection was why they chose their house!


The cottage near Sandbach in Cheshire had originally belonged to Mark’s grandmother, and sits beside his parents’ home. Whenever Jodie visited Mark’s grandmother she always loved the cottage, which while tiny, had a fairytale air about it. His grandmother had moved in to the house decades ago with her husband, and brought up four children there. Mark’s great-grandfather built the house next door to her, where his parents now live. Following Mark’s grandmother’s death, the cottage was put up for auction, and with an idea that they could fulfil their dream of moving to the country, accompanied by some big plans for the tiny cottage, the couple put in the winning bid.


From the front, the cottage retains its rural 70 www.sbhonline.co.uk


Although glazing dominates the rear elevation, Cheshire brick, reclaimed from parts of the original cottage, was used on the extension


charm, but it is around the back that the traditional turns contemporary, where huge windows flood the extended rear with sunlight, and offer views over the


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The front the cottage retains its rural charm, but around the back the traditional turns contemporary


OPPOSITE


The beautiful wooden dining table was made by Patsy’s Place in Liverpool


LOW POINT


“Finding out that the foundations needed redoing, at a cost of some £10k.” – Jodie Nesbitt-Shaw & Mark Shaw


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