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Lovely Apartment in a Historic Home Offers Grand Living, Two Miles from the 'New Notting Hill'

Redlynch Park is a Georgian country home with a 25 acre park, which was converted into apartments known as maisonettes. The term maisonette derives from the French word for “small house”, and is essentially a two storey flat with a separate entrance, as opposed to shared in a flat. Maisonettes were introduced in the 1960s as a solution for urban density before the rise of blocks of flats.

Thorpe Hall Was “an Absolute Wreck” Before it Was Restored

The current owners spared no expense in transforming the Grade-II listed country house back to its former glory, enlisting Yorkshire’s finest craftsmen to authentically restore and repair the 18th century home. The newly appointed grand reception rooms were lavishly decorated by interior designer Mark Gillette. The landscape was transformed as well, with the gardens completely replanted by master garden designer Arne Maynard.