Gartur Stitch Farm

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The 'Hood

1940s ex-mining terraced house.  2 small bedrooms.  Compact kitchen. Living room.  1 small closet.  No attic access. Requires significant modernization.

Have I sold you?  What if I told you that most evenings, the houses empty and the residents of this small corner of the world sit on their door steps?  Ages 6 months to adult spending an hour or so, playing and chatting, watching the 2-5 year olds race up and down the street:

On foot

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On bike
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On car
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Whilst the adults catch up on the small joys and tragedies that fill a life.
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"Don't buy the house, buy the neighbourhood"