Surrey Homes | SH30 | April 2017 |Gardens supplement inside

Left: A first floor bathroom Below: A large spare bedroom is on
the top of the former kitchen wing
in it now, but it would if you took the floor down to the
original level.” The farmhouse also, at one time, included a
dairy – reflecting the changing industries over the years.
Upstairs, Jane and Peter’s home now has six bedrooms
and three bathrooms – a far cry from the original hall house
structure: “It’s funny, the children, despite being grown
up all still have rooms they call their own,” says Jane. The
attic contains one enormous bedroom, with wonderful
old beams plus a smaller bedroom with bunk beds for the
grandchildren. “We stack ’em high in there,” jokes Jane. The
larger bedroom has only recently been vacated by her youngest
daughter: “But I have a feeling there will be people to stay
very soon.” The house almost seems larger upstairs, with
long landings that twist and turn around gnarled beams.
“This is our room,” says Jane, showing us into a large,
double-aspect room, with a beamed ceiling and warm,
pinkish walls. “We took the black staining off the old beams
and left the plaster bare, rather than painting it as it’s such a
glorious colour.” A striking, almost-black carved cupboard
takes pride of place next to the bed. “I’m very fond of that
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