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High on a Mountain!

The original stone fireplace in the lounge has been restored to its former glory.

2:04pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

Instead of the new house he was looking for, interior designer Michael Dunne ended up buying the shell of this Grade II listed house that was once a pub known by the delightfully quirky name of Mad Ma Jones.

For whom the Bell tolls...

An ancient bell above this entrance to High Hall is believed to have been the inspiration for Charlotte Bronte’s nom-de-plume, Currer Bell

1:46pm Wednesday 6th August 2008

Robert Lambert is an architect addicted to ancient buildings, and he’s certainly been able to feed his addiction with High Hall in Steeton, where an ancient bell may have been the inspiration for Charlotte Bronte’s nom-de-plume – Currer Bell.

The Lodge that moved!

Rumour has it that Grange Lodge was dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt in its current location

12:57pm Wednesday 30th July 2008

Owners Graham and Hiedi Westman believe their lodge home was moved stone by stone to its current position in Heaton.

Heart of oak

The Spinney is set in extensive gardens

12:41pm Friday 25th July 2008

When Carole and Richard Denny first saw The Spinney it was only a few stones high... but they fell in love with it.

It's a manse world!

The bright and airy dining kitchen is the heart of this home

5:07pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

Amanda Hopps has brought up her three daughters in this five bedroom Victorian manse in East Morton... and loved every minute of it.

A voyage of discovery

Alison and Fiona put down flagstones in the patio

4:37pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

Sisters Alison and Fiona Marchbank bought their first house together before it became fashionable for family members or friends to share a mortgage.

Going to the chapel!

The Old Chapel retains much of its original charm

1:26pm Wednesday 25th June 2008

Rachel and David Sharp brought this former chapel in a ‘lost’ hillside hamlet back to life as a lovely family home.

Recreating the past

Tthe lounge is full of wood panelling

1:03pm Wednesday 11th June 2008

In 1993 Ian and Sue Sommerville decided it was time to stop living a nomadic life and settle down.

Former school is a class apart

The former schoolhouse has a raised deck and patio garden

12:12pm Wednesday 4th June 2008

It was a case of going back to school when Dawn and Jason Swinden bought this former schoolhouse to James Street Primary School in Thornton five years ago.

Extreme makeover!

Lee Ridge Cottage was rebuilt using stone from the original building

12:34pm Wednesday 28th May 2008

How do you get a brand new 200-year-old cottage? Well, if your are Jean and Barry Lee you knock it down and start all over again!


National News

Family tribute to fall death boy

Trelawney estate in Hackney, where a boy fell to his death

Updated 4:27am Friday 22nd August 2008

The family of a teenager who fell to his death from a building while fleeing a gang of youths has paid tribute to the youngster.


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