Sampsons Lane, Crowhurst

An historic Grade II Listed farmhouse dating from the 14th century, set at the end of a long driveway with a comprehensive range of outbuildings, 14 acres and an impressive disused former railway bridge. The property has been in the same ownership for 60 years and refurbishment is now required.

Sampson House is a Grade II Listed period house, dating from the 14th century. There are many period features including exposed floorboards and oak timbering as well as inglenook fireplaces.
The elevations are brick, the first floor timber framed with plaster infill beneath a pitched tiled roof. The property is in need of renovation and the heating is part oil-fired with some electric wall mounted heaters.
The main features of the property include
• The front door opens to the entrance hall with brick tiled flooring. The drawing room has exposed floorboards and an unusual stone inglenook fireplace with oak bressummer beam and raised curved hearth.
• The sitting/dining room is double aspect with brick and stone inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam and fitted wood burning stove. Secondary staircase to first floor.
• The kitchen has a stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side inset into work surfaces with cupboards beneath, and a range of pine units; four-ring electric hob with extractor above, twin Bosch oven with grill. There is a doorway to the utility room/rear hall with plumbing for washing and drying machines and space for an American-style fridge freezer. Saloon doors to the larder, and doors to the outside and inner hall.
• There is a good-sized study with a square bay window to the side.
• Bathroom fitted with walk-in bath, WC and pedestal wash basin.
• Staircase to first floor with understairs cupboard. The master bedroom has beautiful period exposed wide oak floorboards, a brick fireplace with oak bressummer beam, window to the front overlooking the garden. Door to the en suite Jack and Jill shower room with double tiled shower cubicle, WC, wash basin inset into vanity unit.
• There are four further bedrooms on the first floor, two of which are approached from the secondary staircase and one with an airing cupboard housing the Megaflow hot water cylinder.
• From the bathroom there is a concealed door behind a mirror with an additional security door to an excellent attic room which runs the full length of the house. At one end is a fitted antique desk with cupboards and drawers to the side and additional shelving at the other end of the room with windows. There is a vaulted ceiling and electric wall-mounted heating.

The Outbuildings
The superb collection of outbuildings include a garage of timber construction with an additional garage to the side and implement store.
At a slight remove and approached from a spur off the drive is a brick garage/workshop with double opening timber doors to the front. Opposite this is a substantial and attractive brick and tile barn comprising a large garage with roller door to the front, three garages to the rear with double opening timber doors. The central portion has a stable door giving access to a good-sized workshop. A staircase leads to an additional workshop and a large loft storage area.
The driveway continues round to the barn complex where a gate gives access to a part wall enclosed concreted courtyard. Double doors open to a Sussex barn of part brick construction with concrete flooring and a staircase leads to first floor storage area with a vaulted ceiling. The main body of the barn has a pedestrian door to the outside and an internal door leading into a wing divided into a large storage area with double opening doors to the front and two garages.

The Gardens and Grounds
The gardens provide a private, charming and natural backdrop to this historic property.
Immediately to the rear of Sampson House is a paved terrace and areas of lawn with numerous mature trees and shrubs including roses, rhododendrons, camellia, azalea, oaks, ash and a selection of heritage fruit trees including a medlar. At the side of the lawn steps lead to a raised area for barbecues and outside dining.
The land is principally deciduous woodland with areas of pasture. Of particular note is the three-arch former railway bridge which remains from when the line was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.
In all about 14 acres