Waterside Setting Adds to Idyllic Village Living ; the Chance to Restore yet Another Property Means Lisa and Simon Fretwell Are Moving Out of the Home They Lovingly Created in Shardlow, As Sue Williams Found Out. Pictures: Lucy Shaw

Derby Evening Telegraph › May 28, 2010

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IT was around 250 years ago when the wealthy Soresby family, hearing of a new canal being built in the area, decided to move to Shardlow.

They acquired a large piece of land astride the canal where they built wharves and warehouses and two very substantial houses.

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Waterside Setting Adds to Idyllic Village Living ; the Chance to Restore yet Another Property Means Lisa and Simon Fretwell Are Moving Out of the Home They Lovingly Created in Shardlow, As Sue Williams Found Out. Pictures: Lucy Shaw

One is now the Lady in Grey restaurant, named after its resident ghost. The other, The Firs, now renamed The Wharf, is still a private residence.

It was the fascinating history of the house, plus its fabulous location ...

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