Butlers

In Shopland is an antient manor called Butlers, of a race of knights and gentlemen who dwelt there, and gave three covered cups, as appeareth in the church window.; there is one moft beautiful monument in the church, made to the memory of one Staple, a fergeant at arms to king Edward IU. which gave in (hield a falter mixed with flaples; which in colors with other efcutcheont remain in the north windows.

Antient funeral monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and the islands adjacent 1767

Mr. Martin expected the Butlers to reject his first sketch: a tall, skinny home much more ambitious in design, disproportionate in scale and costly to build than the surrounding homes in the area.

A Bicyclists' House Built For Two Nancy Keates 2011

But Lewis, who has parked his 220ft yacht outside All Bar One on Butlers Wharf, has not gone away.

Mitchells & Butlers: the giant pub company with no one to call 'time' 2011

Two months ago, the Deutsche Bank analyst Geof Collyer just about summed it all up: "The problem with Mitchells & Butlers M&B remains: who is actually running the company?"

Mitchells & Butlers: the giant pub company with no one to call 'time' 2011

Photograph by John Spinks AT YOUR SERVICE | Butlers Robert Smith (left) and Gary Lindley (right) unpack for guests and serve each meal at Castle Hill.

Castle Hill 2011

A white oak-paneled kitchen opens up to a dining room with a long, white oak table with two benches shown here, with the Butlers that sit under 20-foot high ceilings.

A House Built for Bicyclists 2011

John Clark for The Wall Street Journal A bluestone courtyard separates the main house from the 600-square-foot bicycle garage, where the Butlers, avid bicyclists who race nationally and internationally, store their bikes.

A House Built for Bicyclists 2011

As much as they're enjoying their new home, the Butlers' favorite feature is across their bluestone courtyard.

A Bicyclists' House Built For Two Nancy Keates 2011

Mr. Martin suggested the Butlers build their own space.

A Bicyclists' House Built For Two Nancy Keates 2011

When they moved in, the Butlers had an open house "so that the neighbors wouldn't be so angry there was such a big house on their street," Ms. Butler said.

A Bicyclists' House Built For Two Nancy Keates 2011