Our Flat in England!

Welcome to the Sparkman’s English home at 14 Surrey Cloisters, Kings Road.

14 is our flat number. Surrey is our county and Surrey Cloisters is the building where we live. Our building is on the corner of Kings Road.

Upon entering our building, you must climb 2 flights of stairs to reach our second floor flat. There is a lift (elevator) on the ground floor that we use when we take out the buggy (stroller) for Lillian.

Our flat is at the end of the hall. (It is considered large on English standards and about the same as apartments back home)

As you enter the hall (foyer) it is an open space with many doors.

To the left is the kitchen/laundry room (the washing machine, which is also the dryer is next to the sink and dishwasher).

Straight ahead is the lounge (living room/dining room).



To the right are 2 closets (both useless for storing things since they contain the electrical box and water heater) a bathroom, and the 2 bedrooms.

Madison’s room is directly across the hall from the bathroom that she uses. Her room is small and only contains her bed, wardrobe, and a night stand. While we thought the girls would share a room there is just not enough space for both girls in there.


Madison’s bathroom (like the one attached to the master bedroom) contains a tub/shower, pedestal sink, and toilet. There are small heaters above the towel racks to warm your towels while you shower.

As you walk into the master bedroom, Lillian’s crib is straight ahead. To the right of her crib is the master bathroom, which is directly across from the bed. Rob and I each have our own wardrobe for our clothes and a nightstand for our personal belongings. We use under our bed for storage of our suitcases and boxes.


It is very different then our house in the states but it is home for us here.