My Favourite Building: fashion designer Ingrid Starnes

Ingrid Starnes in front of her favourite building. Photograph by Simon Wilson

My Favourite Building: fashion designer Ingrid Starnes

“This eccentric, grand brick house with its extravagant driveway has always stood out for me. I love the way the wide lawn means it feels so removed from the Lego houses built up around it. It feels out of place, maybe even a bit haunted, like something from a children’s tale. It’s as if it is hiding great stories and a lot of history behind its beautiful brick arches. I’m not the only person who likes it – the excellent TV show Hounds used it, and I could barely believe that there was this great house, in that show.”

Photograph by: Simon Wilson.
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