Wealden Times | WT171 | May 2016 | Restoration & New Build supplement inside

Above: The lawn – seen here in early spring, before it is mown to the perfection of a cricket pitch – makes an ideal backdrop for wedding photographs
Across the hall is Christel’s room – the master bedroom
– which has a much more feminine feel to it. Peachy
cream paintwork offsets oriental paintings of birds and
flowers, while light dances off the metal bedstead and
gilt light sconces. A marble fireplace at the foot of the
bed framed on either side by heavy, patterned curtains,
gives the room a sense of grandeur as well as softness.
When it came to the boys’ rooms, Christel gave them
‘carte blanche’ though it is clear they have inherited
their mother’s sense of style – a striking bed frame,
resembling bits and bridles, from ‘And So to Bed’
adds a quirky touches to Julius’ bedroom, as does the
Farrow & Ball navy and white striped wallpaper, hung
horizontally, setting off numerous sporting photographs.
Visiting the Old Rectory is an undeniable treat, in more
ways than one. Not only does it give you a taste of classic,
English country life but it also gives you an insight into
the life of perhaps the country’s most famous cricketing
family… And, well, didn’t we feel welcome. Christel’s ethos
of ‘noblesse oblige’ is made real in this joyous, historic home.
Address Book:
Noblesse Weddings, at The Old Rectory, Offham,
01732 842764 www.noblesseweddings.com. The house is also
available for film and television shoots
And So To Bed www.andsotobed.co.uk
Best-In-Tents marquee hire 01227 733729
www.bestintentsmarquees.co.uk
Farrow & Ball www.farrow-ball.com
Harlequin designer fabrics and wallpaper
www.harlequin.uk.com
Ikea www.ikea.com
Lacanche range cookers www.lacanche.co.uk
Neptune kitchens, bathrooms and furniture
www.neptune.com
Stella Grove personal chef 01227 200 583
www.stellagrove.co.uk
The Flowersmiths (Suzanne Price)
Teston 01622 246018
www.theflowersmiths.co.uk
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