Stanton Ensuite

Simple, efficient, elegant, modern — with a salute to past eras.

One of the more amusing stories came when, prior to dividing a larger bedroom into two mirror-image bathrooms, a gentleman was shown around the house, and said, “Well, of course, you’re going to put in authentic Georgian bathrooms, aren’t you?”

Slightly stunned, I thought he was having a go, then realised, no, he’s serious.

“What, a pot under the bed, a tin bath in front of the fire, and a jug and basin in the corner, with the use of an outhouse during the day?”

Spluttering, he recovered his equilibrium, and joked it off, for of course, he had meant a Victorian bathroom.

Another well-meaning friend was adamant that we should have large spa baths in the bathrooms, but I replied that I thought guests would understand that the integrity of the house, and indeed the skillion roof, didn’t leave enough room for these, and besides, we have the heated spa house in the garden which is a much more social way in which to “spa”.