Real Estate Must Advertise

We’ve written a couple of times about the fate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former estate, Undershaw, in Hindhead, England (see here and here). But now it appears that Bluntisham House, formerly Bluntisham Rectory, a residence in England’s Fens district to which mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers reportedly moved when she was 4 years old, is up for sale, too. An online advertisement for the property describes it thusly:

A truly magnificent and elegant former rectory with splendid views over farmland to the front, standing majestically within gardens and grounds of approximately two acres.

This breathtaking Grade II Listed residence has undergone an intense programme of modernisation, refurbishment and improvement works while in current vendor’s ownership. This substantial home now proudly offers many period features along with modern conveniences such as a superb indoor heating swimming pool and gas fired central heating system.

Bluntisham House, formerly Bluntisham Rectory, was the home of the famous author, Dorothy L. Sayers and one of the doorways is reputed to have been brought over from Oliver Cromwell’s house at Huntingdon.

The imposing house is said to comprise nine bedrooms, an indoor heated swimming pool, a couple of fireplaces, a triple garage, and--thank goodness--“a gas central heating system.” According to one listing, the asking price for the Sayers family’s former digs is £1,750,000. Much more information about this property and its attributes is available here.

Anyone in the market?

(Hat tip to Euro Crime.)