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Mr. John Benjamin Sainsbury, the | Mr. John Benjamin Sainsbury, the Chairman of the well-known supermarket chain (1928-56) , commissioned this house to be built for his retirement. | ||
The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the early 1930s 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. | The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the early 1930s 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. | ||
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 but this was refused by Rother DC), and he also employed a chauffeur, Bill Leaory.<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> | |||
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 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, is the second). 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 signficiant architectural interest 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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Revision as of 13:23, 7 March 2026
| The Thatched House, Pinewoods | |
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| LL ref: | 431 |
| Start date: | early 1930s |
| 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 (1928-56) , commissioned this house to be built for his retirement.
The house and an accompanying cottage (now The Lodge, Collington Rise) were built for him in the early 1930s 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.
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 but this was refused by Rother DC), and he also employed a chauffeur, Bill Leaory.[1]
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 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, is the second). 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 signficiant architectural interest 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.