This is an aerial photo of Whitelees Cottage. It was taken in 1996 during the one week we had of fine weather.

We have lived here 11 years now. In fact, it will be eleven years tomorrow!

You can see the stone farmworkers' cottages next to the road and how close that building is to the main house. All the sheds, and stuck on lean-to buildings have since been removed. This paved the way for the new part that connects the two buildings. This has huge French doors on both sides with big windows on either side of both doors. This makes it a very light filled space. As I have ideas above my station. I am grandly calling this new room "The Orangerie". The area on the south side of The Orangerie (sort of where the picnic bench is) is going to be paved and will be a nice little sun trap where we can sit out to take advantage of any nice weather we may have.

The two farm cottages have had a doorway knocked through that now connects the two. The south cottage is all one large room and will be our new living room. The north cottage is going to be a bathroom, office and extra bedroom.

When this is all finished, we will have increased the floorspace of the living areas by over 100%.