2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

city | 25bh

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essieSutherlandandherhusband

Allanwerelivinginthecountryside

nearWinchesterwhentheydecidedto

downsizeandmoveintothecentreof

thecity.‘Wealreadyowneda small

pied-à-terreinoneoftheprettystreetsnearthe

cathedral,sowedecidedtolivetherefull-time,’

saysJessie.‘Welovedthebuilding’slocation

and quirky architecture, and I liked the feeling

oflivinginsucha history-ladenarea.Thehouse

usedtobepartofa brewery,butyou’dnever

guess.Fromtheoutsideit lookslikea sweetlittle

flat-frontedGeorgiandoll’shouse.’Logistically,

itseemedliketheperfectsolutionandmeant

thatthecouplecoulddownsizewithoutdelay.

Shortlyaftermovingin,however,Jessieand

Allanbecameawareofsomeofthebuilding’s

shortcomings. ‘The house was liveable butrather

JessieandAllanSutherland’speriodtownhousemaybebijou

but a sensitive revamp hasensured it is big on style

FEATURE Jennifer GouldinG|PHOTOGRAPHYMel Yates

Small is beautiful

home truths

THEPROPERTY
Georgiantownhouse
L O C AT I O NWinchester
ROOMSHallway,sitting
room,kitchen-diner,two
bedrooms(oneensuite),
dressingroom,bathroom
PURCHASED 2011
PREVIOUSPROPERTY
‘Wewerelivingina largerhouse
in the countryside,’ says Jessie.

SITTINGROOM

Withitsrich,luxuriousfeel,

thisisthemosttraditionally

decoratedroominthehouse.

Malmaisondamaskwallpaper

inPeridot,£85a roll,Zoffany.

interiordesignbystephanie

dunning at dunning & everard

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