The Old Rectory, Great Bealings, Suffolk
Winifred Fortescue, was born on the 7th
February 1888 at The Rectory, Great Bealings, Suffolk. Her father, The Rev.
Howard Beech M.A. was rector of St. Mary's Church, Great Bealings. She was the
third child of Howard & Henrietta Mildred Beech. She spent most of her very
happy childhood in and around the Suffolk village and often returned to visit
her parents after she had moved
to London to take up an acting career at the age of 17 yrs.
In recent years The Old Rectory has
been the home of
Lord Belstead who died on 3rd December 2005. The following extract is
provided by
Bonhams of Ipswich
who handled the sale of contents.
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The House Sale
Wednesday 5 July 2006 at The Old Rectory, Great Bealings, Nr
Woodbridge, Suffolk.
The sale of the contents of The Old Rectory Great Bealings, near
Woodbridge raised more than £600,000 on July 5. The Old Rectory was
the former home of Lord Belstead, a Conservative minister and Leader
of the House of Lords under Margaret Thatcher's government. Lord Belstead was also Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk and had a great
attachment to the Suffolk countryside and it was his collection of
landscape paintings by East Anglian artist, Edward Seago, that
proved particularly desirable on the day. All fourteen Seagos
exceded their original estimates but the artists view of 'Barges at
Pin Mill' on the East Anglian coast raised £37,200 against an
estimate of £20,000 - £30,000. |
The Old Rectory from the driveway |
Bow windows overlooking the garden |
For more information
visit www.greatbealings.co.uk
and
www.suffolkchurches.co.uk
   
Picture -
Angela Marshall of
Bonhams, Ipswich, Suffolk
& Maureen Emerson
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