Our New Home

Our home

Our Home when we moved in

I live in a leafy lane on the outskirts of Brighton has a lot going for it. Traffic is restricted to residents; the road
is narrow and in only a few places wide enough for two vehicles to pass. There are no pavements. When I first came to
Brighton and was looking for somewhere to live what attracted me was how the very like it was to where I had come from in
Oxford. And then when I entered the house; again I was pleased to see how similar to the house in Oxford.

So after the first view I returned again and again in my lunch breaks and also in the evenings to make absolutely sure
that my wife and I would be happy there. I was happy with the aspect – due South. There were of course things that would
be done. For instance there was only a small gate and pathway and no drive but the prospects were there. The plot was
wide enough enable a carriage drive. There was no downstairs toilet or garage. With my previous knowledge gained from
building my own house I realized that with a lot of hard work I could rectify these things. Central heating consisting of
a coke boiler in the kitchen feeding a small radiant in the lounge and a towel rail in the bathroom upstairs. I wish to
havefull central heating as I had in Oxford. I had not install the heating there but I was confident than I could
install it myself.

I had been transferred from Oxford to Hove to join th Asistance Board and with a certain amount of stress I found the
physical activity required to carry out this work at the weekend a useful relaxation.

As it is now

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The rear of Deanfield Cottage as it is and what it was.. It is a detached house with a large garden in a secluded leafy lane.http://wp.me/P1fWSy-6k In fact a well metalled narrow road with a copse along one side and wide grass verges on the other no pathways. The house has a carriage drive with the convenience of being able to drive up to the front door and drive on and out in a forward direction. A great asset for those no longer young. http://wp.me/P1fWSy-6k However “Park and ride buses are within a short walking distance and these take you into the centre of Brighton close to the sea.
The large garden is set on one side of a wooded valley. The slope of the garden has been modified with a series of flat areas approached by easy steps. There are terraces and also a perfectly flat lawn.
Brighton is possibly one of the warmest parts of England. A walk along the seafront offers every taste from a stroll on the pier with all its entertainments to the fine architecture of the Georgian period. The Royal Pavilion illustrated elsewhere has to be one of the wonders of the World. The green belt which surrounds the town is also some of the finest countryside. The, so called “Downs” (the hills just above the town) offer panoramic views – the seascape from Worthing to Newhaven; turn around and you have the “Weald” and you can see for many miles.  Brighton is possibly one of the warmest parts of England. A walk along the seafront offers every taste from a stroll on the pier with all its entertainments to the fine architecture of the Georgian period. The Royal Pavilion illustrated elsewhere has to be one of the wonders of the World. The green belt which surrounds the town is also some of the finest countryside. The, so called “Downs” (the hills just above the town) offer panoramic views – the seascape from Worthing to Newhaven; turn around and you have the “Weald” and you can see for many miles.