established in 1930’s

The Old School House was originally built in the 1930’s by Justin Brooke. He was the current owners grandfather. The surrounding land was largely a fruit farm growing apples, plums, pears, blackcurrants, greengages, strawberries and gooseberries. Some of the employees of the farm and their families lived in houses at the bottom of Giffords Lane. The Old School House was built for the children of the families who worked on the farm.

Where possible we have retained as much of the original character as possible. Outside the main part of the school looks exactly as it was except for the bedroom which is a brand-new extension. This has been sensitively designed to complement the original building. Inside we have restored and reclaimed as much as we could. The ceiling in the entrance hall and living room is made from the original panelling which has been cleaned and made good. The building also used to have painted tongue and groove panelling on the walls which is now located in the bathroom and entrance hall. The original wooden floor  has been made into the two sliding doors and into the shelves that are in the bathroom and entrance hall. The boxes you see in the kitchen and bedroom have been made to replicate the fruit boxes that used to store the fruit.