When Ros Green first saw The Chapel at Rendham, near Aldeburgh, in Suffolk, she decided to buy it on the spot. ‘Admittedly I was pregnant and jet-lagged,’ says Ros, ‘but I thought it was wonderful. I loved the pillars inside and managed to ignore all the problems.’ Ros, who had been brought up in Suffolk, had just flown in from Australia, where she had been raising her first two children with her partner, Douglas Hunter. By the time Douglas arrived from Australia the deal was done. He turned up to find he was the owner of an enormous dilapidated building with holes in the roof, broken windows and a sea of pews. He said only one word. ‘Why?’
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The Chapel at Rendham, Suffolk, built in 1750, on sale for £695,000
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Owner Douglas Hunter related to Dr Isaac Watts who sponsored chapel
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Dr Watts composed many popular hymns, including Joy To The World
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Five-bedroom converted chapel still has altar platform and pulpit
After purchasing the building 23 years ago, current owner Douglas Hunter (pictured with partner Ros Green) found that @placeholder had been built with money from one of his ancestors, Dr Isaac Watts