Built in 1835 in the heart of the old town in Hastings, this former bakery has been lovingly restored and is now ‘beautifully imperfect’
icola Helgesen’s love for old buildings and objects was formed as a child, visiting her grandmother’s “crumbly flint cottage” on the north Norfolk coast. She recalls how “the smell was old and papery, with a wonderful scent from the open fire – 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”.
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