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the point where we could move into the house, we turned our attention to the outbuildings and garden.”


In the early months of 2021, John and Julia gradually emptied the barn and storage space of its contents, taking most of it to the tip while salvaging anything that could be reused and recycled. Then their attention moved to landscaping the garden so Julia could start growing fruit, vegetables and herbs. There was a short delay while they applied for – and were granted – planning permission to build a shed and greenhouse. They hired a digger to shift some of the 100 tonnes of rubble which eventually came out of the garden, ferrying it to the tip in a trailer and returning each time with a load of top soil. “There were times when I looked at everything that had to be done and felt completely over-faced by it all,” said John. “When that happens you have to break everything down into manageable sections.


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That way you don’t feel overwhelmed.” The hard work paid off when the gravel and turf arrived and completely transformed it from a building site into a beautifully designed garden of winding paths, raised beds, gazebos and ornamental planting. It gave them the push they needed for the next phase of their mammoth renovation project – the conversion of the outbuildings into a two-bedroom gite. They had already acquired planning


permission with the help of a local architect – the only stipulation being that the driveway had to be unobstructed, and two metres wide for an emergency vehicle to get from the road to the river.


John started by building a link between the house and the outbuildings which include a ground oor shower room, boiler, laundry room and wine cellar. Doors were installed in September 2022 and the link plastered out and tiled in December.


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