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July 22nd, 2025

A Private View: two artists embrace their pirate spirit in a creative home by the sea

Set in the centre of Lyme Regis – a town known for its fossils, thriving independent scene, and as the setting for John Fowles’ ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ – Eagle House is surprisingly tranquil. Its current owners, Margaret and Ian, say “living here is like being in the countryside – you can hear the birds and not much else”. A balanced blend of architectural styles dating primarily to the 17th and 18th centuries, the house brims with period distinction. Margaret and Ian take Inigo through its transformation over the past 30 years, from an “unprepossessing” home doused in scarlet-red paint to a “fantastic machine for living in”

Words

Sophie Sims

Photography

Emily Bowden