For john mew and his wife josephine their home really is their castle. They have built their own english castle the in sussex countryside. The building is brand new with all the luxuries you would expect from a house that cost more then £350,000 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 britsh winters, he certainly has got a unique and spacious home.
If you don't look carefully, you migh not even see the home that jonathan ridley-jones and shanon riddbuilt st all! That's brcause 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 an ordinary house," Shanon saya. "Living below ground mrans 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 bill. Some of our friend find it dark snd feel shut in when they first visit, but they soon get used to it!