The couple are delighted with the completed project: “It's turned out even better than we hoped it might,” Scott says. “Though the builder did say to me that there were elements that were a bit trying.”

Nevertheless, for a total build and refit price of £750,000 ($995k), it's a home that sits in harmony with its surroundings and is quite the transformation from those humble beginnings.

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