How would you like to live in a castle, a tree
house or even underground? This might not be as
unusual as you think. It seems that these days more
and more people want to live somewhere special and
out of the ordinary, and if they can’t buy what they
want they are quite prepared to build it from
scratch.
For John Mew and his wife Josephine their home
really is their castle. They have built their own
English castle in the Sussex countryside. The
building is brand new with all the luxuries you would
expect from a house that cost more than í350,000 to
build. However, when you first see it from the
outside it would be easy to think that you are looking
at an ancient monument. The building has a lot of
the features of a traditional castle, including a keep,
a moat and a drawbridge. “My choice of house is
somewhat eccentric and building it was very hard
work, but we’ve got the perfect place to live,” Mew
says. Although some would say that the building is
impractical and may be cold in harsh British winters,
he certainly has got a unique and spacious home.
If you don’t look carefully, you might not even see
the home that Jonathan Ridley-Jones and Shanon
Ridd built at all! That’s because the house is a
converted underground water tank. The only thing
that can be seen from the surface is a door leading
into the hillside. “We’ve never wanted to live in an
ordinary house,” Shanon says. “Living below ground
means that our home is quiet and very cosy – none of
the usual draughts. It doesn’t damage the local
surroundings and has very low fuel bills. Some of
our friends find it dark and feel shut in when they
first visit, but they soon get used to it!”
How would you like to live in a castle, a treehouse or even underground? This might not be asunusual as you think. It seems that these days moreand more people want to live somewhere special andout of the ordinary, and if they can’t buy what theywant they are quite prepared to build it fromscratch.For John Mew and his wife Josephine their homereally is their castle. They have built their ownEnglish castle in the Sussex countryside. Thebuilding is brand new with all the luxuries you wouldexpect from a house that cost more than í350,000 tobuild. However, when you first see it from theoutside it would be easy to think that you are lookingat an ancient monument. The building has a lot ofthe features of a traditional castle, including a keep,a moat and a drawbridge. “My choice of house issomewhat eccentric and building it was very hardwork, but we’ve got the perfect place to live,” Mewsays. Although some would say that the building isimpractical and may be cold in harsh British winters,he certainly has got a unique and spacious home.If you don’t look carefully, you might not even seethe home that Jonathan Ridley-Jones and ShanonRidd built at all! That’s because the house is aconverted underground water tank. The only thingthat can be seen from the surface is a door leadinginto the hillside. “We’ve never wanted to live in anordinary house,” Shanon says. “Living below groundmeans that our home is quiet and very cosy – none ofthe usual draughts. It doesn’t damage the localsurroundings and has very low fuel bills. Some ofour friends find it dark and feel shut in when theyfirst visit, but they soon get used to it!”
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