{"id":124640,"date":"2022-02-20T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rise-and-shine-bringing-an-old-bakery-back-to-life\/"},"modified":"2022-02-20T17:03:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T10:03:39","slug":"rise-and-shine-bringing-an-old-bakery-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rise-and-shine-bringing-an-old-bakery-back-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise and shine: bringing an old bakery back to life"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBuilt in 1835 in the heart of the old town in Hastings, this former bakery has been lovingly restored and is now \u2018beautifully imperfect\u2019Nicola Helgesen\u2019s love for old buildings and objects was formed as a child, visiting her grandmother\u2019s \u201ccrumbly flint cottage\u201d on the north Norfolk coast. She recalls how \u201cthe smell was old and papery, with a wonderful scent from the open fire \u2013 a soulful atmosphere that is totally lost with modern building materials. She had Thonet chairs, seagrass matting and creaking, painted stairs. That is all ingrained in me\u201d.Helgesen has created her own version of those rustic seaside interiors that she grew up with in the home she shares with her partner, Andreas Bleckmann, in the Sussex town of Hastings. Built as a bakery in 1835, the three-storey listed building spoke to the couple because of its lovely proportions and location in the heart of the old town, a warren of narrow streets full of historic pubs and a profusion of vintage and antique shops. They bought it in 2017, but the property was in far from move-in condition. \u201cIt had been dreadfully neglected. The damp and decay were appalling,\u201d says Helgesen. \u201cThe roof had been disintegrating for decades and water ingress had caused so much damage, but we could just about see how much potential the house had.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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