️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Overgrown: The Old Rectory in Columb Major, Cornwall is almost inaccessible because it is so neglected. <unk> Overgrown: The Old Rectory in Columb Major, Cornwall is almost inaccessible because it is so neglected. ️ Rubbish: The house is full of old furniture and other debris despite its Grade II* listing from English Heritage. Damage: Holes in the roof and ceiling are causing water damage to the historic Victorian structure. The Old Rectory, which is Grade II*-listed, was built in 1851 by architect William White, who trained with the great Gothic Revival master George Gilbert Scott. Originally designed to be a palace for a bishop, before being downgraded to a rector's home and later becoming a hotel in recent years. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Cornwall Council has not taken legal action against the Old Rectory's owner, property tycoon James Brown, who was sent to prison in 2012 after police found a large haul of cocaine hidden in his Bentley convertible.<unk> Cornwall Council has not taken legal action against the Old Rectory's owner, property tycoon James Brown, who was sent to prison in 2012 after police found a large haul of cocaine hidden in his Bentley convertible. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ : <unk> <unk> <unk>
Old Rectory in Columb Major, Cornwall was built in 1851 by William White. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Council refused to take action against Brown while he was in jail for cocaine possession.