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|builder=H.R. Farnfield | |builder=H.R. Farnfield | ||
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Mr. John Benjamin Sainsbury, the Chairman of the well-known supermarket chain between 1928 and 1956, commissioned this house to be built for his retirement. In reality JB Sainsbury never actually retired, remaining the company chairman until his death, although he passed many responsibilities down to his two sons Alan and Robert in 1938 as joint general managers of the company. From an early age John Benjamin was trained to take-over the company by his father John James who founded the Sainsbury retail dynasty in 1869. John Benjamin Sainsbury joined the board of the company in 1915. | Mr. John Benjamin Sainsbury, the Chairman of the well-known supermarket chain between 1928 and 1956, commissioned this house to be built for his retirement. In reality JB Sainsbury never actually retired, remaining the company chairman until his death, although he passed many responsibilities down to his two sons Alan and Robert in 1938 as joint general managers of the company. From an early age John Benjamin was trained to take-over the company by his father John James who founded the Sainsbury retail dynasty in 1869. John Benjamin Sainsbury joined the board of the company in 1915.<ref>[https://www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/people/the-people-that-made-sainsburys/dsuk144-sainsbury-john-benjamin-1871-1956-sainsbury-family-sainsburys-chairman John Benjamin Sainsbury - Sainsbury Archive]</ref> | ||
The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the | The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the late 1920s by the builder H.R. Farnfield. The contract for the house was for £17,000, which was noted as a significant sum for a single-house contract at that time. Mr. Sainsbury spent an additional £1,000 on landscaping. This included converting an existing footpath into a small road lined on both sides with rhododendrons.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bexhillonsea-beginning-people-district-1983/page/31/ Bexhill-on-Sea: It's Beginning, the People & District by H. G. Carey (1983)]</ref> | ||
His head gardener, Mr. Osbourne, lived in the cottage in the grounds (demolition of this cottage was proposed in 2015 to make way for a new development of a block of six flats | His head gardener, Mr. Osbourne, lived in the cottage in the grounds (demolition of this cottage was proposed in 2015 to make way for a new development of a block of six flats<ref>[https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/decision-due-on-cottage-plans-2184074 Decision due on cottage plans - Bexhill Observer, 15th Jan 2016]</ref> but this was refused by Rother DC), and he also employed a chauffeur, Bill Leaory. | ||
Following the death of Mr Sainsbury in 1956 the house was converted into five flats with over a dozen houses built in the former very extensive gardens (all granted planning permission in 1956-57), but it retains many of its external features. | Following the death of Mr. Sainsbury in 1956 the house was converted into five flats with over a dozen houses built in the former very extensive gardens (all granted planning permission in 1956-57), but it retains many of its external features. | ||
This is apparently one of only three thatched houses in Bexhill (the former gardener's cottage, now The Lodge | This is apparently one of only three thatched houses in Bexhill (the others are the former gardener's cottage, now The Lodge and 39 Clavering Walk). It is a substantial and very attractive rural vernacular style property with an elaborate thatched roof, multiple rustic-style feathered weatherboard-hung gables, diamond lattice style leaded light casement windows, tall brick chimneys and simple white painted rendered walls. | ||
It is included on this register not only for its significant architectural interest as an interwar cottage style residence but also for its historical associations as a residence of the Chairman of the Sainsbury grocery company during a period of enormous growth in the 1920s-1950s when it was (and still is to this day) one of Britain's leading retailers. | It is included on this register not only for its significant architectural interest as an interwar cottage style residence but also for its historical associations as a residence of the Chairman of the Sainsbury grocery company during a period of enormous growth in the 1920s-1950s when it was (and still is to this day) one of Britain's leading retailers. | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1920s]] | ||
[[Category:Residential]] | [[Category:Residential]] | ||
[[Category:Pinewoods]] | [[Category:Pinewoods]] | ||
[[Category:Kewhurst Ward]] | [[Category:Kewhurst Ward]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thatched}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Thatched}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 9 March 2026
| The Thatched House, Pinewoods | |
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| LL ref: | 431 |
| Start date: | 1927 |
| Architect: | unknown |
| Builder: | H.R. Farnfield |
| Original use: | Residential |
| View on map: | Local List | Bexhill-OSM |
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Mr. John Benjamin Sainsbury, the Chairman of the well-known supermarket chain between 1928 and 1956, commissioned this house to be built for his retirement. In reality JB Sainsbury never actually retired, remaining the company chairman until his death, although he passed many responsibilities down to his two sons Alan and Robert in 1938 as joint general managers of the company. From an early age John Benjamin was trained to take-over the company by his father John James who founded the Sainsbury retail dynasty in 1869. John Benjamin Sainsbury joined the board of the company in 1915.[1]
The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the late 1920s by the builder H.R. Farnfield. The contract for the house was for £17,000, which was noted as a significant sum for a single-house contract at that time. Mr. Sainsbury spent an additional £1,000 on landscaping. This included converting an existing footpath into a small road lined on both sides with rhododendrons.[2]
His head gardener, Mr. Osbourne, lived in the cottage in the grounds (demolition of this cottage was proposed in 2015 to make way for a new development of a block of six flats[3] but this was refused by Rother DC), and he also employed a chauffeur, Bill Leaory.
Following the death of Mr. Sainsbury in 1956 the house was converted into five flats with over a dozen houses built in the former very extensive gardens (all granted planning permission in 1956-57), but it retains many of its external features.
This is apparently one of only three thatched houses in Bexhill (the others are the former gardener's cottage, now The Lodge and 39 Clavering Walk). It is a substantial and very attractive rural vernacular style property with an elaborate thatched roof, multiple rustic-style feathered weatherboard-hung gables, diamond lattice style leaded light casement windows, tall brick chimneys and simple white painted rendered walls.
It is included on this register not only for its significant architectural interest as an interwar cottage style residence but also for its historical associations as a residence of the Chairman of the Sainsbury grocery company during a period of enormous growth in the 1920s-1950s when it was (and still is to this day) one of Britain's leading retailers.