Renovating urban charm

When I blipped as much of this window as I knew existed (and the low door further to the left) I got caught up in a little fantasy about being rich enough to buy this place and renovate it. If I'd known that the further wall held arches and a high window or that the space could be this luminous I'd have coveted it even more.

Well - I wasn't the only one, and the other one was richer.

I won't be commenting for a couple of days - the son of a good friend of mine is getting married in Oxford tomorrow so we are putting people up over the weekend and will be making merry.