Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter and son-in-law are using his name to help sell the family home for £2.25million, according to a property listing. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 53, and Colin Ingram-Moore, 66, are selling the seven bedroom mansion in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.
The couple were ordered to tear down a spa in November last year after losing an appeal against an order to demolish the unauthorised extension of a Captain Tom Foundation building in the garden.
A property listing on Rightmove shows the family is using Captain Tom’s memory to promote the sale, with one picture showing a small statue of the World War Two veteran on view in the hallway.
The listing includes the words: “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 during the pandemic”.
It adds: “The property is owned by the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore who spent his final years there raising money for the NHS during the Covid pandemic”.
A brochure for the Grade II-listed, 18th century property says the location has much to recommend it, being in the “fabulous position” of being “nestled” within its own world inside the gates while remaining at the heart of a “sociable village”.
To view the house, interested parties will have to provide proof of identity, of their ability to proceed with the purchase and sign a confidentiality agreement before viewing.
Captain Sir Tom inspired the nation during the Covid pandemic, raising millions by walking 100 laps of the property’s garden.
He served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War, later becoming an instructor in armoured warfare.
At the age of 99, he began to walk around his garden in aid of NHS Charities Together, aiming to raise £1,000 by his 100th birthday. He went on to smash that target by some £39m.
A grant-making charity set up in his name and registered in June 2020 has been under investigation by the Charity Commission over concerns about links between The Captain Tom Foundation and a company linked to the Ingram-Moores.
A planning hearing in October later saw the Ingram-Moores claim the spa building which went up in their garden would be used for rehabilitation sessions for local elderly people, but officials dismissed their appeal and gave the couple three months to demolish the structure.
The building led to complaints from neighbours about its size and scale. Local Barry Shaw told MailOnline he felt particularly frustrated because the Old Rectory’s whole area is 14,500 sq metres but the Ingram-Moore’s chose to build it at the bottom of his garden.
In the brochure, the Ingram-Moores’ garden is said to offer large areas of lawn, extensive terrace areas “ideal for al fresco dining” and an outdoor kitchen and range barbeque. A “discreet” pond and a partial moat also passes through the southern boundary.
The owner description also says it was the opportunity for multigenerational living that first drew the family to the property.
It adds: “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.
“Initially, 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.”
Mrs Ingram-Moore explains in the brochure that Captain Tom ended up living with them in the main house, which with its seven bedrooms, including two master suites, was “more than big enough”.
The brochure adds: “In the years since, it has been wonderful to see young and old thrive in a family home where everyone has their own space”.
Hannah Ingram-Moore has been contacted for comment.
