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 triglyphfrieze with a paterae and cornice on twin Tuscanpilasters.[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 PalaceinWells, 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]
