{"id":139192,"date":"2023-09-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-we-gave-a-musical-modernist-touch-to-our-victorian-merseyside-semi\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:09:23","slug":"how-we-gave-a-musical-modernist-touch-to-our-victorian-merseyside-semi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-we-gave-a-musical-modernist-touch-to-our-victorian-merseyside-semi\/","title":{"rendered":"How we gave a musical, modernist touch to our Victorian Merseyside semi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThis home has a hand-crafted kitchen at its heart &#8211; and is filled with classic British furniture brandsIt\u2019s clear that someone has gone the extra mile when a kitchen features an integrated record player, set into a piece of custom-made cabinetry that\u2019s somewhere between a kitchen island and a vintage G Plan-style sideboard.Lynsey and Leigh Bradley bought this Victorian semi in the seaside town of Southport, Merseyside, in 2018 and live here with their two daughters. \u201cIt was pretty characterless when we moved here, lots of grey walls and a glossy white kitchen, but it had good bones and a lovely history,\u201d says Lynsey. \u201cAccording to our neighbours, in the second world war it was a base for American GIs who used to distribute rations through the kitchen window.\u201d Its original features include ornate coving and pine floorboards. 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