A gorgeous early 20th Century detached former rectory of immense character and space, with six double bedrooms and so much more (inc potential space for an annexe). It also has an open aspect from every window (some of the views are amazing) and a fascinating history too.
If you ever stayed in the Old Rectory, back in the days when it was run as a very successful 5-star Bed & Breakfast, you will bear witness to its grace, space and character. Large rooms, high ceilings, but somehow cosy at the same time. Someone once commented that the house gives all of its visitors a warm hug, and that feeling is still very true today. The Rectory was built in the 1900s, at the behest of and overseen by the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, Ernest Thorne. He was a wealthy old-Etonian who joined the parish in 1908 but who didn’t, by all accounts, fancy living in the existing vicarage. So he built the Rectory instead, and his specifications were very exacting, including insisting on its three principal bedrooms and all three reception rooms, facing due south to both enjoy the best of the sunlight, but also to take in the sweeping views towards the Severn Estuary. Please click on the link below to view Martin Haigh’s property film of the Old Rectory.
https://homeonfilm.live/v1/10007/RS0133
