Natural evolution

Clive and Sue’s new barn-style home grew out of their love for characterful farm buildings and rustic materials

WORDS Debbie Jeffery

REAL PROJECT NEW BUILD TIMELINE HOMEOWNERS Clive Barrett and Sue Prytherch LOCATION Cambridgeshire PROJECT New build HOUSE TYPE Detached 1.5-storey, four-bedroom house SIZE 375m ² house; 55m ² garage BUILD ROUTE Builder, subcontractors, DIY BUILD TIME 16 months PLOT COST £450,000 BUILD COST £590,000 VALUE £2 million+ Forty years ago, I bought nine acres of land and some run-down farm buildings, purely as somewhere to keep my daughter’s horse,” says Clive Barrett. “Back then there was absolutely no chance of building in the open countryside, but years later the planning rules changed, which allowed us to convert our Victorian stable block and cowshed into a home.” For several years Clive and his wife, Sue, lived in their barn conversion, which stands one mile outside the nearest village boundary, and enjoyed…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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