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"W G Tarrant is one of Surrey's finest and most renowned house builders. Famed for developing the St Georges Hill and Wentworth estates, he also built the first 20 houses on what became known as The Hockering, of which Greywell House was one. The name Hockering comes from a small village in Norfolk where the Smallpiece family (the original owners of the land) once lived. In 1904/5 they started laying out the new estate on their land, but soon realised they had "bitten off more than they could chew" and reached an agreement to sell to Mr Tarrant.

Greywell House is an impressive and substantial house built in mellow red brick, with the characteristic square paned sash windows, dentil brickwork to the eaves, decorative window headers and an interesting semi-circular portico with plain Doric columns. Internally, the style is faithfully followed with elegant and spacious reception rooms affording delightful garden views through full height windows, which lend the entire property a sense of great space and light. Key elements include a particularly impressive reception hall, with mahogany half panelled walls and joinery, semi-circular window seats and an elegant polished hardwood staircase to the first floor. The drawing room benefits from a superb polished marble 18th century French fireplace, moulded ceiling cornices and an attractive circular ceiling motif, moulded part-panelled walls and oak strip flooring complete this beautiful room. The elegant and generous dining room is suited to formal and stylish entertaining while the third principal reception room is currently arranged as a study. The remaining ground floor accommodation is well laid out for relaxed family living being centred around the spacious and well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room and adjoining family room. Stairs lead down from the kitchen area to the large and very useful cellar with gas boiler system. There is also a cosy sitting room with an adjacent games room from where stairs lead up to a billiards room. There is internal access to the integral double garage. First floor accommodation comprises two impressive principal suites with outstanding south-facing views over the gardens. The spacious master bedroom has a separate walk-in dressing room and a split-level bathroom, with double Jacuzzi tub and separate shower room. Three further bedrooms, and a family bathroom and separate shower room complete the first floor accommodation. On the second floor, there is a most generous two-bedroom flat that is currently arranged as staff accommodation, but would equally well suit a dependent relative or teenagers.

In 2014 the old roof to the main part of the house was entirely replaced, insulation installed, skylights renewed, old leadwork stripped and replaced with new lead, gutters resealed and screening laid to gutters to prevent leaves clogging the downpipes."