The Thatched House, Pinewoods
| 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 principal of the well-known supermarket chain, 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 onsite cottage, and he also employed a chauffeur, Bill Leaory.[1]
The house has since been converted into five apartments, but retains many of its external features.