In 2021 we bought an old Victorian house around the corner from our shop in Rye. The idea was to renovate and decorate the six bedroom property to accommodate students coming for our sell-out residential retreats. It was a long journey to restore the house to its former glory. It had gone through several modifications, including one lifetime as a Bed & Breakfast and another housing four families divided into flats.
The house was built in 1893 as both the headmaster’s accommodation for Rye Grammar School and to house some of the boarders. In this way, the groundwork had already been laid for its future as an intrinsic part of our sewing school. The Grove was ready for the students to return.
