Extending a Cottage on the Coast

Nigel and Sandra Atherton have extended and remodelled an Edwardian cottage to make the most of its spectacular riverside setting.

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Extending a Cottage on the Coast

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Name Nigel & Sandra Atherton
House Type Extended & remodelled Edwardian cottage
House Size 464 sq m
Build Time 11 months
Build route Main Contractor
Construction system Masonry
County Devon
Region South West England
Architectural features Swimming pool

There can surely be few better – certainly for sea-lovers – plots in Britain on which to site a house than that now owned by Nigel and Sandra Atherton. The original builder of the house, a well-regarded British sea captain, certainly thought so, building a charming cottage on the promontory reclaimed from, and now overlooking, the Exe Estuary in the early 1900s. While the cottage had been improved by its previous owners with new windows and a new heating system, Nigel and Sandra were rather fighting against the tide, so to speak, of outdated design.

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Author
Jason Orme
Photographer
Nigel Rigden
Issue date:
July 2010
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