Capt Tom’s daughter uses his name to sell her £2.25m mansion
She plugs hero’s NHS laps in brochure
THE under-fire daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore is selling the mansion where he did his NHS sponsored walks for £2.25million, highlighting his efforts in a glitzy sales brochure.
Hannah Ingram-Moore was publicly criticised for using the name of her late father’s foundation to build a £200,000 spa there without the correct planning permission.
War hero Sir Tom, who died aged 100 in February 2021, made global headlines by walking 100 laps of the garden and raising more than £38.9million.
Mrs Ingram-Moore, 52, and her husband Colin, 66, have put the 3.5-acre, 18th century seven-bedroom Old Rectory in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, and its coach house up for sale.
Photos in the agent’s brochure include Tom’s mementoes such as an Army uniform chair made for his 100th birthday.
In a video tour of the house, a statuette of Tom with his walker is in the hallway while a photo of him being knighted by the
Queen is on a wall in the coach house, currently used as a gym and offices.
Estate agent Fine & Country says in the sales video: “I’m sure you’ll recognise this iconic and very famous driveway... it was home to the late Captain Sir Tom Moore who walked 100 laps of his garden.”
The owner’s statement reads: “A particularly special memory of our time here is of my father walking 100 laps of the garden to raise a record-breaking sum of almost £40million for NHS charities.” There are four reception rooms and four bathrooms. Potential buyers must provide proof of wealth and sign non-disclosure agreements before being allowed to visit.
The owner description adds: “It was the opportunity for multi-generational living that first drew us to this property.
“We were living in Surrey, my elderly father was in Kent and we were setting up our own business needing access to London, so we drew a circle on the map to determine how far we were willing to move... we were looking for a house for us and our young family, and another nearby for my father, but when we found The Rectory with its own coach house in the grounds, we increasingly liked the idea of all living together.
“As the coach house was in use as a B&B, my father ended up living with us in the main house. It has been wonderful to see young and old thrive in a family home where everyone has their own space.”
The site at one time had included the controversial spa complex that had to be torn down in February. The Ingram-Moores were granted planning permission for a building in the grounds to support the foundation’s charitable objectives.
The property, on a tennis court, was called the Captain Tom Building in plans but it was claimed the final structure bore little resemblance to the one approved. Central Bedfordshire Council refused a retrospective application in 2022 for a larger C-shaped building containing a spa pool. It was all demolished after the family lost an appeal. Scott Stemp, a lawyer who represented the Ingram-Moores, said last year the foundation would be closed after a Charity Com-mission probe.
Mrs Ingram-Moore told TalkTV in October she had kept £800,000 from books that her father had written as he had wanted her to have the money and there had been no suggestion charities would benefit.