
The sitting room walls were
in poor condition and we removed many barrow-loads of loose rubble. The
finished result below was worth the effort!

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The original crumbling fireplace being
rebuilt and rendered. The almost-finished fireplace below is a great improvement.

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This
roughly built brick dividing wall had to be rendered. It was given a rustic
finish and painted with distemper containing a powder pigment (below).

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The
moment, three years ago, when we almost despaired! Fortunately we were able
to retain original features like the loading hatch door through which sacks
of grapes were once tipped.

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