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Page 14 THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY The layout was also notable for excellent storage space – something you can never have too much of - and spacious bedrooms,” she adds. The properties had all been comprehensively upgraded a few years earlier, which meant Carol and William, who now have three children, could move in and make themselves at home from day one. More recently, the couple have completely re-fitted the bathroom and made cosmetic improvements in addition to maintaining the property in general. Over two levels, the accommodation includes a ground floor vestibule and hall leading to an attractive living room with a Severn multi-fuel stove in a brick-built fireplace as the centerpiece. Apart from being a feature in its own right, the stove also runs the central heating and hot water – there is also an electric immersion heater for hot water when the central heating is off during the summer months. Rural bliss - a charming former farm cottage One of 14 whitewashed terraced cottages originally built for farm workers on the Roxburgh Estate over a hundred years ago, cottage number 13 is one of the largest – and arguably has the best views, a feature that appealed immensely to present owners Carol and William Bathgate when they viewed the property back in 1996. “There were three cottages for sale at the time,” Carol recalls, “and although this one was the most expensive, it was the right size for us and I particularly liked the fact that the kitchen window didn’t face the courtyard and had beautiful views over the fields and hills beyond.
