Merry Hall is a house that once fulfilled the bucolic fantasies of a much-loved British writer. Now, it’s seeking a new owner.
A passion for restoration is a common thread in the story of three charming, but quite different family houses that have graced the property market in recent weeks. A perfect example is Merry Hall in Agates Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, the home, from 1946–56, of the writer and playwright Beverley Nichols and the subject of a popular trilogy of…