Victorian Villa Was Once the Home of Railway Architect ; It Is a Trend These Days for Once Grand Houses, Built for People of Standing, to Be Converted Into Flats or Student Houses. One Such Is Alpine Villa, Derby, Former Home of the Midland Railway's in-House Architect, John Sanders, Which Is Currently On the Market. Maxwell Craven Looks Back at the History of the House and the Man Who Designed It.

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It is a trend these days for once grand houses, built for people of standing, to be converted into flats or student houses. One such is Alpine Villa, Derby, former home of the Midland Railway's in- house architect, John Sanders, which is currently on the market. Maxwell Craven looks back at the history of the house and the man who designed it.

One of the recent crop of interesting houses for sale is a modest mid-19th-century villa on the corner of Uttoxeter New Road and Boundary Road.

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Victorian Villa Was Once the Home of Railway Architect ; It Is a Trend These Days for Once Grand Houses, Built for People of Standing, to Be Converted Into Flats or Student Houses. One Such Is Alpine Villa, Derby, Former Home of the Midland Railway's in-House Architect, John Sanders, Which Is Currently On the Market. Maxwell Craven Looks Back at the History of the House and the Man Who Designed It.

In my student days, it was called Alpine Lodge. Since then it has been "improved" with uPVC windows and the removal of its local polished marble fireplaces. It used to be a students' residence belonging to Bishop Lonsdale College of E...

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