Live the luxe life

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort

SARA MUNGEAM PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES TO RADICALLY REMODEL AND EXTEND A DATED 1950S HOUSE. THE RESULT IS A SLEEK, LIGHT-DRENCHED AND THOROUGHLY MODERN FAMILY HOME

Three blooming properties in Kent showcase the original garden of England

Caversham Grange, The Warren, Caversham, Reading. An Edwardian-style house built in 2016 on the banks of the River Thames with an original Edwardian boathouse with a living area above it. 7 beds, 7 ba

Apartment 9, Albury Park, Albury, Guildford, Surrey. A first-floor apartment in a Grade II-listed mansion that dates back to the Domesday Book with five acres of communal gardens on the River Tillingb

NATASHA AND ALAN HAVE TURNED THEIR FAMILY HOME INTO A SANCTUARY THAT CELEBRATES THE PROPERTY’S ANCIENT BONES, WHILE FEELING EFFORTLESSLY MODERN AND STYLISH