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In 2014, the house's fifth owner, David Cairns, who had painstakingly sourced craftspeople to authentically restore it, placed it on the market for an estimated £3 million. After it initially failed to sell, there were calls to buy it for the nation, to ensure its preservation. As of 2022, the
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