Squirrels in the loft and a mysterious scrapbook: autumn in our 500-year-old Sussex cottage

Six months after swapping London for a Grade II-listed cottage in Sussex, Annabelle Spranklen discovers a scrapbook created by a former owner and finds their experiences of ancient-house quirks…

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