Pure luck or divine intervention? You decide...

After Bridgit and her husband Peter bought the mill they then proceeded to convert it into a stunning home. “It seemed like a good idea straight from the outset,” says Peter. “It didn’t seem that anyone else wanted the old mill. It was completely derelict at the time and we gradually worked our way through the four storeys one at a time, living in one and working on the other.”

The old mill has now been divided into a living space on the top two floors, a self-contained flat on the second floor and there’s an artist’s studio on the ground floor.

Exposed stone and wood have been used sympathetically throughout and the mill seems to resonate with history. Most of the materials used are also local and steeped in history – the doors come from an old Welsh chapel which had been shut down and the flagstones come from Penrhyn.

The piece de resistance of the old mill must be the huge open living space which opens out right into the roof, where there is a balcony which leads to the bedrooms. The space has been well-utilised by the couple and the room really does feel lived-in, with all the artefacts, books and other bits and pieces which make this house a home telling us so much about the owners.

The other great feature about this fabulous house is the unsurpassed views over the Menai and across to Snowdonia.