A FORMER restaurant owned by a TV chef that was converted into a house has been listed on the market for more than £1million.

Lime Tree Cottage, in Beazley End, just North of Braintree, is now a four-bedroom period house in a semi-rural setting.

However, the property was once owned by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

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Lime Tree Cottage appeared in the 1992 TV series of Lovejoy, and again in 2006 when it was bought by the Fifteen Foundation - a charity run by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Under its previous name, The Cock Inn was first listed as a public house in the 1800s and was thoughtfully and sympathetically converted into a private house in 2013 and renamed Lime Tree Cottage.

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On the ground floor, there are four receptions room, a kitchen and breakfast room, a spacious utility room and a cellar.

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Heading up, on the first floor is a corridor landing with four bedrooms and a family bathroom, fitted with a luxury white suite, and the principal bedroom, which has a double bed, dressing facilities and an en suite bathroom.

Outside, there is a large sweeping drive, a double garage and a southwest-facing garden

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Head of residential sales at Savills Essex Karl Manning said: “Lime Tree Cottage is an absolutely gorgeous house which is beautifully presented in a peaceful, semi-rural setting.

"Thought to be more than 400 years old, the property has been thoughtfully converted from its former use as a public house – sympathetically combining contemporary finishes and stylish new additions such as exposed chrome pipework and solid oak doors with a wealth of period features to give it a traditional feel and plenty of character.”