The formal dining room was originally the Vicar’s study. Its situation at the front of the house allowed the Vicar to see parishoners going to either the church or the front door of the Vicarage.
A feature of the house is its orientation. In that the house works with the rising and setting of the sun. It was laid out this way on purpose, when built in 1869, electric was not present and it sole lighting was candle and oil lamp. In the morning the sun rises over the back of the house and lights up the staffs bedrooms and kitchen. It then follows a course round the building. The last vestiges of sunlight are through the Old Vicar’s study to allow him to continue working and writing his homilies.
Pictures of the completed renovation
Pictures of the renovation
The doors to the unit had been lost and were remade 
What was left of the bell pull mechanism at the right-hand side of the fireplace. 
The old plaster was blown and needed to be removed 
The ceiling was retained but was scraped by hand 
Starting the lime plastering 
The old wood burner was not original to the house and was removed 
New fireplace insert added 
In the bottom of the windows I have added brass fingerplates. This allows the shutters to be closed 
One of the original alcove cabinets restored, new doors made 
The floor had to be lifted and a new joist put in 
The door was repaired and, sanded, stained and varnished 
New radiators
The Old Vicarage B&B, Little Ouse 