Shirley Village Archive

Shirley House

A 1939 Arts and Crafts style house by George Eaton of Arthur Eaton & Son. An indoor swimming pool was built in 1990 which has since been converted to living space.

On the market at £3,500,000 April 2016 and described as having 5 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 7 bath/shower rooms, 2 dressing rooms, 2 studies, outstanding kitchen/family room, utility rooms, laundry, boot room, games room, gymnasium and generous first floor attic space. Motor house providing extensive garaging, a useful range of outbuildings, glasshouse, tennis court, gardens and paddock extending in all to about 10.24 acres.

Home for many years of Sir Francis Ley and subsequently one of the Thornton's Chocolates family.