Property

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    Returning your home to it’s former glory can be expensive, but knowing how to remodel certain aspects of it can give the whole ambience a period feel.

  • render1

    Many period properties have rendered walls made from lime-based materials which form a durable coating that must be kept in good condition

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    Georgian Brickwork, a Kent-based team of bricklayers who specialise in the restoration and conservation of brick built period and listed properties, recently restored the brickwork of the Compass House in Ramsgate.

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    Louise Tomlin visits Manor Barn near Rochester to see how the ongoing works to reconstruct what is considered the longest medieval building in Britain are progressing.

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    Godmersham Park is surely the most noted mansion in Kent for, since 2017, it’s appeared on the back of every tenner issued by the Bank of England!

  • Charlton House, Greenwich

    Edward Lucas, Director of the Country House Department at Strutt & Parker, talks about Jacobean architecture.

  • floor1

    Need more space but can’t afford to extend? Architect Louise Priestman shows how reconfiguring an existing footprint can be cheaper and quicker.

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    A Feast for all the Senses

    Eating Out, Property

    We had an exclusive look at the Pig at Bridge Place, now that this beautiful 17th Century Manor House has been transformed into its new incarnation as lifestyle restaurant with rooms.

  • ls1

    A T Palmer Ltd, respected historic building, conservation and restoration specialist contractors, undertook the renovation of Little Smarden House.

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    Oxney Court

    Features, Property

    The story of one of Kent’s most atmospheric estates