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COPYRIGHT 2007 Financial Times Ltd.
(From The Northern Echo)
Byline: SARAH FOSTER
Most of us can only dream of having a house custom built for us, but when your husband's a builder, it seems a shame not to. Women's Editor SARAH FOSTER takes a tour of Lesley Brewer's stunning abode LESLEY Brewer didn't want a house, she wanted a swimming pool. For years she badgered her husband Geoff to grant her wish. Now not only does she have her pool, she has a breathtaking home surrounding it. Understandably, she's pretty pleased. The day I meet Lesley, the heavens have opened. It's a gruesome, rain-soaked day and yet her house, with its open views of rolling countryside, still looks spectacular. She tells me how it came to be. "We used to live next door, " she explains. "This was a work shed belonging to Geoff, who's a builder, and it was employing just a few members of staff. I used to say to him 'I...
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