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Norman Conquest

1800s French country house restored with original architectural detailling

Built in about 1800, in a village 8 miles from the French Normandy coast this elegant brick manoir is the very essence of French country living. The interiors were semi-derelict and the grounds were filled with ruined farm sheds when in late 2003, Hamburg interior designer Peter Nolden bought the house. Bricked-up windows were reinstated and all the plumbing and electrical wiring was replaced. Nolden salvaged every possible item he could re-use and found much of the original decorative panelling could be repaired.