In 2013, when Grant and Amanda Morrison first made the trip to Devon to see Penhill House, a majestic 1920s Art Deco building, they had no plans to move to the area full time. Nor were they looking to take on a three-year-long restoration project.
Grant, a managing director, and Amanda, a teacher, lived in Little Chalfont, near Amersham, and were house hunting for a small second home in Dartmouth. But things don’t always go to plan.
