Updated 15 December 2025
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Feel free to explore our new Blog charting the restoration of our 19th Century granite quarry workers’ cottage built in the historic town of Mountsorrel in the rural English county of Leicestershire.
Nestled into the side of Castle Hill itself, the cottage was likely built on a small part of the grounds of the long demolished medieval castle, so the site along with the nearby town is bursting with extraordinary history!
Latest Updates
15 December 2025
We have finally had time to update the blog with our Christmas cheer! The Lounge, Sun-room and House exterior have all been blessed by the magic this year!
14 December 2025
The “Mountsorrel – Through the Ages” page has been updated with newly researched information about the town’s history during the 1st and 2nd English Civil Wars (or “The Wars of the Three Kingdoms” if you prefer the latest name for them).
30 November 2025
The exploding sink saga continues with the refit of new solid wood worktops and a 3rd new sink in the Kitchen.
24 November 2025
Bedroom II reveales some 1950s retro wall covering under the purple painted Anaglypta!
02 November 2025
The Stairway page has been updated showing the repairs to the orignal lower tread.
31 October 2025
The Raised Beds project and House Exterior pages are now live and browsable!
30 October 2025
The Kitchen page is live and fully updated
28 October 2025
The Bedroom III page has been brought up to date to reflect the work we have done so far
26 October 2025
Our site is finally live!!
We have been working on the concept of this page for what seems like AGES! It just took a couple of weeks of really bad weather to give us the push to get it all online! We hope you enjoy it!
Previous works and ongoing projects include: The Kitchen, Bedroom III, The “Sun-Room” and the Raised Beds in the Garden. We will get these pages up to date as soon as we can!