article_snippet.sent: Walton Canonry has been home to prominent figures of the church and the arts for nearly 300 years but is now on the market with property agent Savills .
article_snippet.sent: Built around 1720, it was named after Isaac Walton, son of the writer Izaak who wrote The Compleat Angler and lived in the medieval house that occupied the site beforehand.
article_snippet.sent: Walton Canonry is also known as Whistler's House, because Walton Canonry was home to the prominent 20th century painter Rex Whistler, who leased the home and featured many local landmarks in Constable work.
article_snippet.sent: The first freehold owner was Lesley MacDonagh, one of the City's top legal figures, who bought The first freehold owner in 2007 for £3.7million and after a painstaking renovation, made a £2.55million profit when Walton Canonry sold a £2.55million profit for £6.3million to the current owners who run a charitable foundation.
article_snippet.sent: Among the previous owners are artist Rex Whistler and author Leslie Thomas .