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The Hill – our affectionate name for Houndshill House, our first permanent home – is a building with some history, in an area that’s rich with it. It’s located just a couple of miles outside the gorgeous medieval market town of Stratford-upon-Avon where, we’re told, a playwright was born – we forget his name.
For many a year, it was the seat of the local landowners, before becoming a much-loved local bed and breakfast; a cosy overnight spot for travellers passing through this beautiful stretch of countryside.
When it came on the market around the same time we were looking to take on C&M’s first permanent home, it was a no-brainer. For starters, its location couldn’t be better. Placed amongst the heart of the British automotive and motorsport industries, it’s a stones’ throw from Birmingham and an easy run up the M40 from London. It’s also on the northern fringes of the Cotswolds, a region famed for its staggering pastoral beauty and chocolate-box villages, and criss-crossed by a network of wonderful winding roads.
It’s also a site that lends itself perfectly to C&M as a business. From the titular hill that acts as a natural amphitheatre to view the comings and goings of the Yard, to the quite simply monumental, decades-old cedar tree that overlooks proceedings, to the rustic charm of the building itself, it’s a fantastically picturesque place to bring the Cult of Machine to life.