Our House: A 'Tardis' in Beaumont Park
WHEN Chris Petty was searching for his new home he first rejected this property near Beaumont Park as unsuitable.
It was only when he looked inside the detached bungalow that he realised it had the Tardis-like potential inside to make a superb home for him and wife Barbara.
Fifteen years on, the property is a world away from its dated former life thanks to the couple’s transformation.
Chris, who owns his own air conditioning engineering business, explained: "I grew up in Waterloo and have always lived in the Huddersfield area.
"I looked at moving to Beaumont Park because it was a nice area close to the town centre yet with open countryside on the doorstep – to me this seemed like the ideal location for my next home."
As he focused his search in the area Chris found a bungalow for sale on Butternab Road just 200 yards away from the entrance of the Victorian park.
He loved the location, but initially dismissed the property.
"At first I thought it was too small but then I decided to go inside and take a look,’’ he said.
"Inside I found the house was like a Tardis and I was amazed at how big the rooms were.
"It was definitely a case of appearances being deceptive from the front. I had not been able to appreciate it until I walked through the door.
"The house was very dated and needed a lot of work, but I could see it had a lot of potential and decided to give it a go."
The 1950s-built property had not been touched in years so Chris and his wife had some work to do to overhaul its dated interior.
They also decided that the full potential of their new home could be reached if they extended it – something the previous owner had looked at but never put into practice.
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