星期一 [ 2010-5-24 9:48:55 | watches2010 ]   I'm selling my train carriage Byline: Fred Redwood As one of the team of experts on BBC television's Antiques Roadshow, Paul Atterbury is well used to pointing out the hidden charm of strange-looking objects to the layman. But he has been hard pushed to sum up what he finds magical about his own home in Eype, outside Bridport in Dorset. 'It is such an easy place to underestimate,' says Paul, 64. 'I was talking to Martin Clunes, who lives nearby, and when I told him where I lived, he said, "Oh, you are the maniac who lives in there - how amazing." 'When you first catch sight of Paul's house you can understand the actor's reaction. Situated on a narrow lane leading down to the beach, when viewed from the garden gate the property looks like a haphazard collection of sheds. It is only when you step across the threshold that your perception is changed. 'I have owned the property since 1987 when it was just a beach hut and a railway carriage and I used it only as a weekend place,' says Paul. 'Then when I married Chrissie seven years ago we decided to make it our main home, so that was when we built the main section of the house.' Paul now needs to move because much of his work, both for the Antiques Roadshow and on embroidered patches the lecture circuit, involves a train journey. And, ironically for such a shrine to rail travel, the house is an hour away from the nearest mainline station at Sherborne. Indeed, it was the railway carriage in the garden that first attracted Paul to the property. 'In the Twenties the railways sold off a lot of their old carriages for about [pounds sterling]20 each,' he explains, in Antiques Roadshow mode. 'They would deliver them for buyers to the nearest station and people thought them good value - they were the kit-built bungalows of their day. This was a prime example.' Although covered in signs and bric-a-brac and virtually indistinguishable from the other buildings, the new section of the property is a sturdy modern bungalow built with good-quality materials. It cost more than [pounds sterling]200,000 to build and mixes Chrissie's taste for modern amenities with Paul's love of all things period and quirky. So it has underfloor heating and stylish en suite bathrooms, yet replica bag wholesale the bedroom light fittings are ornate Edwardian antiques salvaged from the British Embassy in Tokyo. To the right of the entrance porch there is the kitchen, with attractive walnut and slate worktops, a no-nonsense Belfast sink and an oil-fired Aga. Then you make your way left along the oakfloored corridor, past the two bedrooms, to the cosy living room and, adjoining it, Paul's office. Everywhere are reminders of Paul's passion for railways. In the book-lined living room, for example, you come across a 'Staff Clerk - Engaged' sign on a door, while on the shelves there are old miniature engines. Since Paul bought the property, the carriage has been joined on to the beach hut and this section is now used as a holiday let. Chrissie, 56, who is a freelance graphic designer, manages the bookings and she estimates that the lettings bring in [pounds sterling]10,000 a year, after agency fees. makeup brushes 'It's very popular with walkers, which means good year-round trade,' she says. 'But as there is only one bedroom it isn't really suitable for children, so Other articles: http://0933life.cn/Blog/View/?697 http://s0531.com/Blog.asp?BlogUserName=mywatche&menu=ShowBlog&BlogID=578 浏览(109) | 回复(2)
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