Keith and Vivien
THOMAS

It was a big effort buying the place! There was a lot of controversy about the land that it stands in and we have ended up with 4 separate titles for the one property! We think it is in a magnificent setting but it is somewhat blighted by an old reservoir on the adjoining property which the water company saw fit to sell off just before we saw the place. The reservoir has not been used for years so they thought they would make a quick buck by selling it on.

The executors of the then recently deceased lady owner had a hard time selling the place because of this. We nearly gave up on it ourselves but now it is ours and we hope it will make us a happy 'retirement' home!

We longed to live in the country and away from all the hustle of the SE. We were close to the railway, under the Heathrow flight path, stuck in constant traffic jams and surrounded by noisy neighbours! Upgrading to a property we could afford locally would have left us much in the same environment.

1st June 2012
We saw Sher Lea on 1st June 2012 but didn't take possession until November when the holiday we had planned for the summer turned into a rather cold stay, the first week, without any heating oil, we showered under a kettle!

26th September 2013
Having sold our Taplow house (home for over 30 years) we moved in! We missed the summer again but had a really sunny day.

Sher Lea - is inside the white line