In praise of Victoriana

Walk through the front door of St Benedict and it’s as though you’ve travelled back to the late 19th century. Daylight filtering through stained glass windows in the hall gently illuminates the impressive oak panelled walls and the tessellated tiled floor, which is overlaid with oriental rugs.

Paul Oxborrow and Stephen Groves moved into the house 25 years ago, first buying a flat on the raised ground floor. Living close to the