Laleham

About This Property

Greenfield Hall dates back to 1735 and was originally a hunting lodge. The house was owned by the Simpson family, a prolific, wealthy family who opened the house and gardens to injured soldiers during WW1 and the house was featured in the 1913 edition of The Gentleman's Journal.

The house was home to many lavish parties later in its life and has been visited on many occasions by royalty and government, King Haakon of Norway and Clement Atlee the British Prime Minister to name a couple.

The house was later owned by the Fottrell family and the plans for the nationalization of the gas industry post World War 2 were hatched at Greenfield Hall with meetings between the then owners, the PM, his deputy and foreign secretary which took place in the drawing room.

The house was split into two parts in 1985 and the current owners bought the much larger half in 1993 which has retained almost all of the land from the original house.

As you pull into the gravel driveway, it is obvious that you have arrived somewhere special. The mature trees rise above you and shelter the large driveway and triple carport which has further studio or office space attached behind.

The ground floor is incredibly versatile and spacious with all the rooms having had different uses over the years. As you walk in, there is a useful boot room and lobby area before you walk through to the beautifully wood panelled reception hall and dining room with a grand staircase which gives access to the rest of the house and a large garden room which was originally the winter garden from 1910.

Moving through, the formal drawing room with its high ceilings, wood panelled walls and huge windows overlooking the garden gives a real sense of sophistication and character. There is a well-appointed kitchen with utility room and a further reception room with views over the grounds which could be used as a large kitchen-diner if desired.

Upstairs, there are six generous bedrooms and four bathrooms across the first floor, again with wonderfully high ceilings and views across the grounds. The principle bedroom is a wonderful size with an enormous bay window offering views over the grounds.

Outside however is the real selling point. A beautifully manicured rear lawn extends to over 260 ft in depth with the whole being 309 ft deep. in depth, providing in excess of an acre with mature trees surrounding the garden giving great privacy. There is also a triple carport with electric car charger aswell as further outbuildings and studio/office space.

There are endless possibilities here for a family to make this once in a lifetime home, their home for perhaps the next 100 years.