THE RUN OF THE MILL

AN OLD DEVONSHIRE MILL HOUSE, PACKED WITH ORIGINAL FEATURES – INCLUDING A WATER WHEEL – HAS BECOME A ONE-OF-A-KIND FAMILY HOME

Photography: CARMEL KING

On the edge of Exmoor in Devonshire, sits a higgledypiggledy house. Surrounded by fields of grazing sheep and a stream that leads to a ford, the property has an old water wheel sitting lazily at its side while wisteria creeps up the walls. Once a rundown watermill, it's now home to Marta Dowling, her husband Curtis, their daughters, Amelie and Lily, and cats, Alfie, Charlie and Scruffs (the best mouser). The family began renting the property, just two miles from Tiverton, five years ago after falling in love with its quirks. The old mill house and cottage have been joined together giving it an unusual layout with lots of steps and tons of unique spaces and cubby holes. “When friends first visited us, they kept getting lost in the house!” says…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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