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In the capital, Georgetown, buildings made of glass, steel and concrete rise above colonial-era wooden structures, with shuttered sash windows, that are slowly decaying.

Cooper’s designs also included slate roofs, decorative herringbone brickwork, double-hung wood sash windows and chimneys topped with decorative clay pots.

With its original 17th-century elm and oak staircase, high ceilings and huge sash windows, “it really does have its own spirit and energy,” he says.

"The house itself is full of quirky features: old sash windows, bedroom fireplaces," says Hannah.

For the longest time, home air conditioning usually meant a noisy box mounted in a sash window.