I was quite expecting a liveried coachman to meet me when I looked at this mews house today, but he had long since disappeared, probably in 1860, or thereabouts, so there was nothing intrinsically evident of his past lodging remaining. The coaches have now been replaced by LARGE 4x4’s, and like the livery men or yore, the owners like to keep them tucked away in their 4x4 houses and woe betide ANYONE who even thinks of parking close by – out will come the private army, you will be harangued and told, not asked politely to move off or else…Ah!, the delights of the ‘village’! The house itself was interesting and largely in good condition. It was light and spacious and needed little by way of repair or modernisation. The floor to the third bedroom or study was down three steps. Here I have advised my Client to consider introducing a raised floor so that it was level with the landing; it would give the room a better proportion and make it less of a shoe box on its side…   more »