Nicole Kidman and Sharon Osbourne, while he had co-founded the independent Everyman cinema chain – but they had begun to yearn for a change.So, in 2009, after selling Everyman, they moved full-time to Cley, while hunting for the perfect long-term property. ‘Houses often stay in families around here, and old houses are often quite damp, so it’s hard to find the perfect one,’ says Lipscomb.
They had previously dabbled in building projects, including a hotel they own in Southport, and harboured dreams of building their own home from scratch.
In 2012, a 1950s house on a two-acre plot of land came on the market in nearby Blakeney, which they bought via sealed bid for £1,111,111 and lived in for six months before knocking it down to start.
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