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| The old lighthouse incorporates a studio where Scott painted |
THE former home of acclaimed ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott has come on the market.
It is a Grade II Listed lighthouse, built in 1826, that stands on a bank where the River Nene meets The Wash on the Cambridgeshire - Lincolnshire border 12 miles north of Wisbech.
Sir Peter painted skeins of geese and duck while he lived there in the 1930s.
In 2010, the four-bedroom property was bought for £435,000 by Doug and Sue Hilton but they have decided to sell up and move to Wales.
Previous owners have included Anglian Water and Commander David Joel who had known Scott since the 1940s when they had corresponded over two Egyptian geese the
commander had donated to London Zoo.
The lighthouse and its 1.7 acres of grounds (with ponds) are on the books of the Kings Lynn branch of Fine and Country estate agents. The asking price is £600,000.
* Photos courtesy of Fine and Country
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