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THE PROPERTY Grade II listed cottage, built around 1670
LOCATION Gloucestershire
ROOMS Hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, family room, utility room, pantry, boot room, six bedrooms, four bathrooms
PURCHASED 2000
PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘Before moving to the country, we lived in a terraced house in north London,’ says Sally.
When Sally and Rod Rowland left London in search of green, open space, they discovered a picture-perfect period house in Gloucestershire. Surrounded by woodland and meadows, it seemed the ideal place to raise their children, Daisy, now 23, Hugo, 22, Barnaby, 18, and Jessica, 14.
While the couple were still mulling over whether or not to buy the house, PR consultant Sally received an unexpected job offer from fabric and wallpaper company, Lewis & Wood. ‘This opportunity was…