Sentence examples for ancient house from inspiring English sources

Life at Walnut Tree Farm became the subject, in 2004, of a Radio 4 programme, The House, which recorded the creaking of the ancient house at night, with mice scurrying behind the wainscotting, owls hooting in the dark beyond, and the rain beating a tattoo on the barrelled tin roofs of the outhouses.

"I wanted to restore an ancient house in Kent, and that's what I did.

The marble head of a man had been found under crumbling steps of an ancient house.

The sheer lightness of Nouvel's structure allows the ancient house to breathe.

She insisted on showing me her cheeses, ushering me rapidly into her ancient house.

Writer visited him at the Deanery, an ancient house set against the south side of the Abbey.

Nearby are two ancient houses, Provost Skene's House (c. 1545), now a local history museum, and Provost Ross's House (1593).

Walking back to the car through ancient house-lined streets, they passed a self-service refrigerator and revived themselves with chocolate pudding and delicious local cheeses.

Some buildings were opened, including two ancient houses that now offer elaborate multimedia programs.

Ancient houses, temples and statues crowd peacefully around a shaded square.

Our two ancient houses face collapse because of you and your stupidity".