Few houses are famous — or even notorious — before they even come to the market, but that’s the case with Chesil Cliff House, in Croyde, Devon.
A dozen years ago, all that stood on this spot was the remains of an old lighthouse building. It’s a part of the North Devon coast that’s as wild and exposed as anywhere along the South-West coastal path, sitting on the rocky headland between Saunton Sands and Croyde Beach, facing directly west towards the Atlantic…