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CL A railway retreat - front of house
Country Living Editor Susy Smith and her husband, Alex Evans have transformed a disused railway station in the Meon Valley in Hampshire into an original family home, complete with a garden planted in the old tracks. Click through to see the breathtaking results...
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CL a railway reatreat
Susy and Alex wanted a building of real architectural interest with land so that they could make a big garden for their two daughters. The area at the front used to be a car park and transforming it into an open area proved to be the most challenging part of rennovating the railway station.
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CL A railway retreat - sitting room
With its high, vaulted ceiling, the old waiting room made the perfect choice as the family's sitting room. Railway memorabilia and model engines fill the shelves - a stylish reminder of the room's history.
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CL A railway retreat - Kitchen
Susy and Alex wanted to keep the house's sense of history so the relatively small kitchen remains unchanged, except for the freestanding units which Alex designed himself.
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CL A railway retreat - station
The old station platform provides a great terrace and an old railway carriage, bought from Refresh Restorations, functions as guest bedrooms and bathrooms.
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CL A railway retreat - Patio doors
Full-height French doors opening along one wall onto the old railway platform allow light to flood into the spacious sitting room.<
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CL a railway retreat - Garden
A kitchen garden enclosed by a picket fence grows outside the old corrugated iron lampshed and keeps the family in stock of plenty of fresh vegetables.
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CL A railway retreat - memorabilia
Railway memorabilia collected from Traction & Rolling and Stock Advertiser magazine adds authenticity and a touch of humour to the gate of this fabulous railway station-turned family home.

Posted by 11320Carol Muskoron
Posted by 11320Carol Muskoron