Where as many people might feel daunted when they take on a historic site that needs so much restoration that the building work is likely to stretch across decades and generations, Cathy Wood can't wait to get to the derelict Hafodunos Hall, in the county of Conwy, from the family home near Manchester and keep fighting to bring it back to life.
Instead of feeling dread at the vast mountain of work, time and money needed to save this fire-damaged historic Grade I listed house, Cathy feels pure joy at being the property's custodian, even in its ruinous state.
She says: "There's a drive from Manchester where you come around the bend and start to drive down into a valley and it's that moment, as you turn and see it and shake off the city, just see this vista into the valley, it's hard to explain but I feel it every time I turn round that bend."
