Wherei
s
your
pad?
Ili
vei
nano
ld
con
vert
ed
churchi
na
tin
y
village
called
Melkridge,situated
tw
om
iles
east
of
Haltwhistle.
The
Church w
as
built
in
1904but
was
con
vert
ed
in t
he
early
70s
.We8217
re
cur
rently
in t
he
process
of u
pdating
it.
How
would y
ou
describei
t?
It8217s
a t
raditional v
illage
church,which
still
has
ac
omplete s
tained
glass
windo
w
on t
he
east-facing s
ide.
It8217s
built
over
tw
of
loors
but
the u
pper
floor
is
sol
arge t
hat
wearep
lanning t
o
incorporateamezzanine
floor.The
nort
haspect
overlooks
the v
illage
green,whichi
s
immaculated
ue t
o t
he
hard w
orko
f s
ome
of
my
neighbour
s
(not
me
I8217m
afraid!),a
nd
it
even
has
a
flagp
ole
in t
he
centre.
To t
he s
outh w
eh
ave u
ninterr
upted
views over
the
SouthTyne
Va
lley
including
agreat
view
of t
he
River
Tyne.
I w
alk
my
dog
in t
he
fields
along
the r
iver
-i
t8217s
wonderful.
What
is
the
best
restaurant
nearby?
Langley
Castle
is
probably
the
best
restaurant
for
excellent
serv
iceand
great
food,ho
wever
we w
ere r
ecently
in
vited
toagour
met
evening
at
Herding
Hill
Fa
rmi
nHaltwhistle.
All t
he
meat
is
sourced
on t
he
farmand
most
of t
he
ing
redients
arel
ocal.
It
was
the t
astiest
fivecour
sem
ealI8217vee
ver
had.
How
long
have y
ou
lived t
here?
Wem
oved
in
four
years
ago
and s
of
ar
haveo
nly
updated t
he
do
wnstairs
,
there8217
s
alot
more t
od
o,b
ut
we8217
re
taking
our
time.
Why
did y
ou
mo
ve?
I w
as
living
in
Seabur
nn
ear
Sunderland
in
alo
vely
semi,b
ut
my
wife
and
Ib
oth w
anted t
ol
ivei
na
detached
house w
ithh
igh
ceilings.One
of
my
wife8217
s
colleagues
sho
wed
her
the
propert
y
that
he8217
df
ound
on t
he
internet.
As
soon
as
she s
aw
it
she w
as
keen
but
so w
eref
our
other
part
ies.In t
he
end
I t
hink
our
offer
sw
ung
it
as
we
agreed t
o t
ake
on t
he s
eller8217s
ca
t
which
was
getting
near
the
end
of
its
life
and
would
havef
ound
amo
ved
ifficult
but
unfort
unately
she
died
last
year.
What8217s
the
best
thing
about
living w
here y
ou
do?
It8217s
ane
scape
from t
he
city
bustle.
It8217s
quiet,b
eautiful,a
nd t
oalarge
extent
unspoilt.
Who
lives
at
home w
ith y
ou?
My
wife,A
ndreaa
nd
my
dog
Chloe,a
brindle
coloured
boxer.
How
muchd
id y
ou
pay
for
it?
We w
ere u
pagainst
other
buy
ers
,b
ut
the s
eller
was
very
fair
and s
old
it
to u
s
without
asking u
s
toi
ncreaseo
ur
offer.
The
asking
price w
as
just
under
163200,000.
What
is
your
favour
ite
room
and w
hy?
Ilo
vecooking
and t
he v
iews
from t
he
kitchen
encompass
the w
hole v
alley,
whichIlo
vebut
the
lounge
is
probably
my
favour
ite.
Weh
aveh
igh
ceilings
and
the r
oom
is
the
old v
illage
hall s
oi
t8217s
very
open
and
airy
.It
alsoh
as
a s
olid
fuel
fire,whichi
s
wonderful t
o s
it
in
front
of
on w
inter
evenings.
Is
it
your
only
home?
Yes,though
I w
ould
like t
obuy
one
in
the
Canaries
as
we t
end t
og
o t
here
every
y
ear.
myPA
DPHIL
DEAN, 3
7,AP
ARTNER
AT
NEWCASTLE
COMMERC
IAL
LA
WF
IRM,
MINCOFFS
LLP
TELLS
CITY
LIVING
AB
OUT
HIS
HOME
.
Are y
ou
a y
oung
profe
ssion
al
working
in
Newcastle?
If s
o,
we8217d
love t
oh
ear
about
your
home.
Pleasee
mail
Karen@c
itylivin
g
northeast.co.uk
to t
ake
part.Title
your
email
"My Pa
d".8220
8221It8217s
ane
scape
from t
he
city
bustle
.
It8217s
quite,
beautiful,
and t
oa
large
extent
unspoiltCITYLIVING57
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