The English Home

Childhood REVISITED

Some of Sophie Kirk’s favourite memories are embedded in a pretty coastal town on the Isle of Wight where she went for the holidays as a child. Whilst she would spend hours beachcombing, walking along scenic coastline paths and watching the sunsets across the sea, one of her favourite views was from her aunt and uncle’s house, where she frequently stayed. This view was of a pretty whitewashed cottage, built right on the water’s edge and with a flower-filled, walled garden.

“I always loved this cottage,” says Sophie. “I loved its location

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