“ I remember going past Chudy's several months ago when I peered through the front door. I could see that the walls had been stripped back to reveal what I thought was medieval timberwork.
A workman turned round and brusquely asked what I wanted. I muttered something about being an architectural historian. Not true but I have do have an amateur's enthusiasm for medieval hall houses and have long wondered whether the shop next door (Cover) which has sadly closed down, might also be of historical interest. ”