A Polite Request

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A Home with a History: topiarist and artist Charlotte Molesworth’s handspun garden cottage

Forty years ago – against the advice of her father and the bank – Charlotte Molesworth and her husband purchased a tumbledown cottage in Kent and proceeded to gently cast a spell on the 19th-century dwelling. Salvaged brick floors, reclaimed wood, an accumulation of artwork, family furniture, peacock plumes and porcelain trinkets have, over time, all found their way into the potion pot. ‘Junk, junk, junk’ is Charlotte’s incantation – and the result is utter magic.

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interiors photography: Jasper Fry courtesy of Country House Locations
portrait photography: Elliot Sheppard

A Home with a History: topiarist and artist Charlotte Molesworth’s handspun garden cottage

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