A steel column supporting the new roof was clad in reclaimed Cotswold stone to match the cottage walls. “It’s simple and clean,” says David Golding, who commissioned Eastabrook.

Twelve stonemasons have already spent a year constructing the wall traditionally using honey-coloured Cotswold stone, at a pace of one metre per day, next to the A417 Missing Link between ...

“Cotswold stone walls, when erected by skilled local craftspeople, can last for decades with occasional straightforward maintenance. This wooden fence will need replacing in a few years’ time.