Anton, this is so cool! You are in the UK? We have an old Victorian Queen Anne Style (turrets) house in a rural village Holly in Michigan, US, we have been restoring for 21 years. I grew up in an old house in Detroit, and have always loved old houses. You may have a kitchen. Kitchens were often seperate from the main house or in a basement because of fires. A friend of mine has a house in Detroit that has three basements. A wine cellar, a pool (the game - billiards) room, and a recreation room.) Old houses cost a lot to fix up and heat, but they are so cool!!!!! New houses have not much character.