This house in a Norfolk market town might not have earned a second glance 25 years ago unless you were feeling hungry. However, the former fish and chip shop with accommodation above and a yard to the side caught Sam Coster’s eye as he searched the local paper for a place to launch his architectural salvage business.
Without hesitation, he seized the opportunity to buy what resembled a period building from the outside but – with every wall and beam hidden under layers of plasterboard and wallpaper – a less attractive prospect internally.
