The Swansea terraced house that looks like a stately home

After studying art at Lowestoft in East Suffolk, Mr Jones went on to attend London College of Fashion.

However, a serious illnesses forced him to pause his studies.

During his long recovery he turned to academic research on architecture and began crafting his first neo classical models.

“I just find it incredibly beautiful,” he said.

“It’s almost too delicate to survive – and yet it does. It’s everywhere.”

It was during this period that he met Ms Gray.

The two began working together, with their first paid commission in 1985 where Ms Gray assisted him.

Since then they have spent the past 40 years creating intricate one-eighth scale models of neo classical interiors, focusing on the period between 1760 and 1800.

Their work has been commissioned by a number of high-profile people and has earned them numerous awards.

These include models of both Sledmere House’s drawing room in Yorkshire and the Painted Room from Spencer House.

The latter was originally intended as a gift for Diana, Princess of Wales and was described at the time by Lord Rothschild, who had restored Spencer House, as “a masterpiece, a work of genius”.

Mr Jones has held major exhibitions in Bond Street, created artwork for Russian palaces, and completed plasterwork in a grand Robert Adam mansion in Portland Square, London.

The pair’s decades of working together has led to their long-term project; their home in Swansea.