the back of the house was completely bare. They made it far more attractive by adding a beautiful wooden conservatory that melds perfectly with the 19^th- century style of the building. The conservatory now makes a perfect garden room and links the indoors and outdoors beautifully.

Barry insists he is not a gardener but is keen to continue the hard work in memory of his wife Pamela who died in February 2004.’I’ve always seen to the construction work outdoors, Pamela was the gardener, creating instinctively as she went along. She knew what she wanted and was very determined!”