The Old Rectory, Croscombe

The Old Rectory
Location of The Old Rectory in Somerset
Location Croscombe, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°11′46″N 2°35′09″W / 51.19611°N 2.58583°W / 51.19611; -2.58583Coordinates: 51°11′46″N 2°35′09″W / 51.19611°N 2.58583°W / 51.19611; -2.58583
Built 17th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated 17 October 1985[1]
Reference no. 1058829

The Old Rectory in the village of Croscombe within the English county of Somerset was built in the 17th century and rebuilt in the 18th. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

The two storey house has a slate roof. The door has a triglyph frieze with a paterae and cornice on twin Tuscan pilasters.[1] It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.[2] It is surrounded by gardens separated from the road by walls.[3]

The house was sold for £755,000 in 2007,[4][5] when it was seen as being "unsuitable for the clergy".[6]

In 2014 it was announced by the Church Commissioners that the house would be purchased, for £900,000 as a residence for Peter Hancock the incoming Bishop of Bath and Wells as an alternative to living at the traditional Bishop's Palace in Wells, to provide him with more privacy.[7] The controversial decision was opposed by local clergy and residents,[8] who criticised the lack of consultation.[3] The decision was later reversed after a committee appointed by the Archbishops' Council ruled that the Bishop should continue to live at the Palace in Wells.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Parsonage House (1058829)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Senior West clerics criticise Bishop's new £900k mansion". Western Morning News. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 Bingham, John (26 January 2014). "Palace coup: Church in open rebellion over decision to downsize bishop to country pile". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Old Rectory, Wells, Mendip, Somerset, BA5 3QN". Land Registry. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Property details for The Old Rectory, Croscombe, Wells BA5 3QN". Zoopla. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Evans, Sophie Jane (29 January 2014). "Bishop banned from living in his palace will be moved to £900,000 rectory that the church is buying back after declaring it 'unsuitable' and selling it ... for £750,000". Mail Online. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bishop of Bath and Wells to swap Wells palace for Georgian rectory in Croscombe". Western Daily Press. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Decision to move Somerset's bishops out of historic home is a "public relations disaster"". Western Gazette. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Determination of objection to regulation transaction: House of Residence of Bishop of Bath and Wells" (PDF). Archbishops' Council. 1 May 2014.
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