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Barry(left),Paulandtheir
cockerspanielRubyinfront
ofoneoftwo‘Champagne
houses’thatsiteitherend
ofanappletree-linedwalk.
“Itswhereweserveguestsa
glassofChampagnewhen
theyarrive,”saysPaul.The
ceramicsidetablewasa
giftfrominteriordesigner
ThomasHamel.Timber
table,Parterre.Chestnut
chair,teaset,Tibetanurn
andgreenvase,allantique.
Chineseparrotfigurine,
GrahamGeddesAntiques.
“We’rebothwearingour
Huntergumbootsfrom
London,”saysPaul.“These
areourstaplefootwear
in the country.”