WORDS JANE CRITTENDEN PHOTOS ALISTAIR NICHOLLS
John Verrall and Jacques Bland both grew up in West Sussex and know the area well. When they viewed this plot in summer 2012, Jacques realised the place looked familiar. “I used to sit on the top deck of the school bus and look over the hedge at this house, wishing we had a swimming pool like they did, ” she says. “I never thought I’d be living here one day.”