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|December 2025
Tim Sidford and his partner, Daniel Botting, have created a sparkling Christmas in their period home in the Malvern Hills – a home that celebrates Arts and Crafts, and their love of flea market finds
It's not the usual response to seeing your dream house, but when musician and teacher Tim Sidford and editor Daniel Botting spotted their Malvern Hills home online, Tim says 'We laughed and said "well obviously not that. It would be ridiculous". Described as a nine-bedroom property, it had been converted into bedsits in 1940, creating a warren of small, oddly shaped spaces. This was not the size or scale the couple had considered. 'That night, I didn't sleep a wink, and the next day I booked a viewing.'
This story is from the December 2025 edition of Homes & Antiques.
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