PERIOD HOMES
PERIOD HOMES
Our fascination with period homes, their architecture and furnishings, is stronger than ever
H
ome ownership could be considered to be like a game of Monopoly – the fi rst step on the
ladder is a bedsit on Old Kent Road, then one might go up a rung to a Bow Street terrace. That delightful townhouse upgrade is on Regent Street; and a large period home? Well, a period home would be Mayfair, in itself a meme for the more ostentatious end of things and a place (in equivalent terms at least), that all homeowners might strive towards. And why wouldn’t you? Period homes are
highly sought after and represent traditional Britishness, encompassing the development of British architecture from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian times, and all the rich history associated with those periods.
Thus, it is no surprise many of us seek to
buy, maintain or renovate a period home and, as with all forms of property wrangling, this can come with numerous pros and cons. This is something the owners of Zenith, a
stunning Georgian Grade II listed property in Cornwall, will attest to. Though they now are able to share their home with the public through Unique Home Stays (uniquehomestays. com), it was a long process to elevate the home to the expected modern living standards. “The renovation involved the restoration
of the Georgian window shutters and re- plastering of some of the architects’ arches built in to the internal walls,” explains Emma Caddis, the owner of Zenith.
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Zenith has character on the outside, modernity on the inside
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