Jaime Cooke sits in her sun-drenched kitchen and recalls the first time she saw Bayham Hall, the mansion near Lamberhurst, Kent, she shares with her husband, Justin, and their three children, Alberta, 9, Gibson, 7, and Monty, 5. “Justin bought it in 2002, while I was home in my native Canada for six months. I’d gone to sort out my visa, so I could return to the UK and we’d get married. Previously, we’d been living in a contemporary loft apartment in London, so when we turned into the drive and I saw this, I just wasn’t prepared.”The enormous country pile, set in 20 acres, wasn’t the only shock. “The rock band the Darkness were here recording a video, so they were air-guitaring on…

Source: The Times April 07, 2018 23:03 UTC