A nearly 600 year old family home once owned by Sir Quentin Blake
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- "Rare opportunity", a massively overused phrase in UK real estate BUT, this really is a unique, rare and exciting chance to own a piece of history. A medieval family house, and the Hastings home of Sir Quentin Blake between 1972 & 2022.
Check out the full details here uniquepropertycompany.co.uk/property-results/sussex/east-sussex/a-medieval-hastings-home-all-saints-street-tn34/
Thanks for watching
Simon
Having owned a house on the West Hill many years ago, I know this property well. The current owners deserve congratulating for such a sympathetic restoration yet also modernisation.
Have lived all across the South East and now split time with family in the Cotswolds as well, but our decade in Hastings remains our fondest and we revisit every year. There has always been a thriving arts and events community, international chess congress, a beach launched fishing fleet using eco-nets, theatre within walking distance, the usual big name stores yet lanes with unique little shops, plenty of choice for dining out or having a tipple, good station for commuting. beautiful nearby towns and villages to visit. Magical place to raise children, retire to the coast or simply have everything on your doorstep on days off from work. This really is a unique opportunity to acquire a slice of history and wonderful lifestyle.
Thank you for your kind words. There really is something about the Old Town isnt there. Its such an historic part of the country. The only places that I think compare are Faversham and The Shambles in York. All the best, Simon
As an American, I probably would never be able to see a place like this. Thanks for showing me. It's amazing!!!!!!
Americans don't travel around the world? )))
Amazing! What an a wonderful house. Can’t believe how well maintained it is. A true gem.
It really is. You can almost feel the history as you walk round. Thank you for your comments and for watching, Simon
I've always wanted to see inside that house, and many others in Hastings old town.
If you get a chance, a day out or weekend in Hastings is a real event. I'd make it summer though. Thanks for watching, Simon
Preserved houses like these always make me think that people back in the distant past were short & skinny 😂
I think you're spot on.....
That's probably because they WERE much smaller and less well fed.🙄
Google says lower ceilings helped to efficiently heat the rooms by fireplaces. I always thought that it was because people were shorter back then😂
People then were much smaller and lived much shorter lives . I think living till 40 was considered a long life. This was due to lack of sanitary living conditions and the food or lack of it that most people had access to.
They were!😂
What a phenomenal house, if only the walls could talk. Absolutely love the kitchen, well ,all of it
It is incredible, you’re right. Maybe I’m just a bit of an old romantic, but there’s so much about this house that you could fall in love with. Thanks for watching, Best wishes, simon
if the walls could talk they would scream, get this paint of me, same for the beams.
shocking "restoration"
That was a treat!
Thats kind, thank you for watching, Simon
I love your videos so much they are an event! My first run through is at .5 speed slowly taking it all in as your inviting presentation style is so loving and appreciating without the selling tone. Now I am about to watch again at normal speed. Great way to start my very cold day in front of my woodstove avoiding going out to shovel snow again. Thank you from Ontario Canada. My DNA responds with warm feelings from the 900 years of English ancestors I have discovered when I go on these journeys with you. Much appreciated. 🥰
Honestly can't thank you enough for your kind words. I'm just a middle aged bloke who still gets over enthusiastic about the properties he gets do deal with even after 30 years in the businesss. Best wishes from London.
Simply stunning. Thanks for the tour.
And thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Its much appreciated. Simon
Wow - this was incredible to view. Thank you to the homeowners for taking such great care of it.
Thank you. I’ll pass your comments on. Thanks for watching. Simon.
Simon thank you for sharing this gem.
Its a pleasure. I never forget how lucky I am to get to walk around some incredible spaces. Thanks for the comments. Simon
What a mesmerising property, living in history, and legacy.
A beautiful location, an enchanting range of unique interiors and features, housing an amazing collection of art. It’s a like the older brother of ‘Kettles Yard’ in Cambridge.
Thank you for the brilliant tour Simon. Excellent.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm delighetd you enjoyed the tour. All best wishes, Simon
Lovely old house. Love the cozy kitchen. Thank you
OMG that kitchen has a vibe all its own!!
No, thank you for watching and commenting. Much appreciated. Simon
Love the light fixtures.
Its so atmospheric. Thanks for the comments and watching. Simon
That was exquisite. Modern houses just can’t touch a house like this. Pure heaven.
What a stunning house and rooms. Loved your tour and view of the furniture and artworks. The owners have done a wonderful job and good luck to the next guardians.
Thank you for watching and your comments. They will be delighted with how much love there is for this house. Simon
What a gift to posterity that this has been preserved. Brilliant!
Thank you Simon. Another very enjoyable tour of an incredible house. The owners really are to be commended. The light thru the windows at the back the ‘dining’ area was strongly reminiscent of Vermeer. All the best, I don’t think this house will take long to find its new custodian. And an honour it would be.
Thank you for your kind words and taking the time to watch. We've already got a queue of people lined up to view so hopefully not too long. My best wishes, Simon
Let's hope the buyer will live in it full time and it's not bought just for investment purposes or bought by a foreigner who uses it 6 to 8 weeks year like I see happen where a friend of mine lives.
Absolutely wonderful x
Glad you liked it as much as enjoyed wandering around it! Simon
Beautiful
thank you.
Quelle magnifique et incroyable maison !
Merci beaucoup
Merci d'avoir regardé et commenté. J'apprécie également beaucoup les demeures historiques de votre pays.
Meilleurs vœux
Simon
What a wonderful step down memory lane. Just hearing the seagulls took me back to my youth. My family ran the Pelican on the front and I visited every year. Always wanted to go back to Hastings and Rye. If only I was rich, I would buy this beautiful house without hesitation.
I would sell my children to have this house:))))))) love it
hahhahhaha Thats a bit extreme, maybe just a vital organ....😃 Thanks for watching, Simon
No you wouldn't 😂
16:31 this is the best bathroom so far.
Excellent restoration!! 💞 And ingenious floor plan/layout.
Sadly, this kind of architecture is lacking in our current era.
This is absolutely gorgeous!! My family home is over 120 years old, but not anywhere like this house. In South Africa, we don't have many that are over 300 years old. Amazing!! Thank you so much
Gorgeous - love the simplicity of the renovation. Looks like part of it exists separately next door to the left from the street? Wonder if that has had the same care taken given the party wall. I actually spent a night in the Piece of Cheese house across the street back in the 80s, a friend of my housemates owned it, she was an interior designer. It used to be a coffin makers? Lovely house and can feel the history in every beam :)
OOOHH thats a lovely bit of history, That "Piece of Cheese" house is fab. I did get to see the back of the house next door and i looks pretty well cared for. Thanks for watching and commenting. Simon
I was wondering why have they painted all the beams on the ground and first floor .. is that true to the medieval period ?
No, but I think they were that coulour when they moved in. Thanks for your comments, Simon
I have to say that I really prefer beams left bare, showing the beauty of the wood, often salvaged from old ships. The guest bedroom was exquisite. Thank you Simon, you are so interesting!
PS. The remains of the plank and muntin screens and panels are so precious, I would love them in my house!
Ah, I thought I recognized seagulls! You are not exaggerating. This house is phenomenal! As an American, we have nothing quite this old. It's also an advantage that the ceilings are higher, and everything is well made. I imagine the original owners were perhaps well-to-do merchants. Your tours really are a joy to watch, with your genuine enthusiasm. Cheers, Simon.
Wow, such a treat to see this gorgeous home. Thank you for the tour!
Hey GreatGreebo! Hope you're well? I live about a minute from this house and can confirm that it's fantastic!
Also check out the Tudor House which is a little further up the road, it belongs to a guy called Alastair Hendy, it's great!
I can feel, the atmosphere, the peace, the serenity through the screen. I did once have a cottage from the 1500's that originated as a little Inn named The Eagle', had the same. Once inside you were transported into another realm of existence......so tranquil, peaceful. The building held and cosseted you and the weekends seemed to last days, for sure was a time warp 😁. The owners have a done a wonderful job of restoration and I hope future caretakers take care in maintenance. I have seen too many beautiful historic homes where young people have moved in, ripped the soul out of the house and created a blank heartless void of chrome, glass and industrial metal beams, and tiled floors. Is sacrilage and should not be allowed. If they want ultra modern, they should buy or build an ultra modern space. I reckon the time loop in these buildings is shut off or evaporates once they start ripping out the interior.nso very, very sad, asconce gone, us gone for good.
That’s a poetic comment. Thank you for taking the time to reply and watch the video. Best wishes, Simon
I remember this house as a tiny child, my Grandparents lived in St. Leonards and I have always been fascinated by the Tudor houses.
😮😮😮😮 I love this house!!! ❤❤❤❤
Its a beauty isnt it. Thank you for watching, Simon
That is a glorious home. I love old homes. I sure wish I could buy it. Hearing the birds was brilliant. I have always dreamed of living in a home that old.
A very interesting video, thank you for sharing!...Вut as for me these low ceilings make me claustrophobic. )))
Absolutely …🤩🎥 😍🏠
Thank you!
I am so happy that these places still exist.
What a wonderful house!! I wish….
What a gem!
Just extraordinary and pricing is more than fair.
May I move in?
Impressive.
The owners have done a stunning job!
Thank you.
Yes - I also want to move in ☺️
Lovely!
Many thanks
At the 6:51 mark, was there someone in there with you?? I saw a person on the right in the room with a black cloak peeking then moved to the right..
Doesn’t look like a person that has no feet looks like an apparition😱
@lauramclaine504 Yep... Thought it looked like an apparition... It was fast...🤔😏
Stunning, my favourite is the first guest room, the rose room.
As an American, I'm obsessed with truly old homes. I live in an 85 year old home.
This home is beautiful. That said, the painted half timbers pained me. I'd spend years stripping them.
Absolutely fascinating. Wonderfully kept its character, thoroughly enjoyed the video. Nowt like this in NZ!
This home and its condition is amazing.
Approximately how many of these homes at this level are still in existence ?
American here. Very interesting house and good preservation. We don’t have anything nearly as old! One question - where is the refrigerator? I saw a stove (oven and cooktop) and sink in the kitchen, but no refrigerator.
There's a sort of cupboard with a white wooden door - i think that's the fridge.
@@rheinhartsilvento2576 Thanks.
Incredible 😮 hope new owners are as sympathetic with interior, I mean give your own twist but hard to improve that phenomenal interior taste.
So glad I found this channel. Thank you 💒
Extraordinary! What a place, I hope the new buyers continue to look after its features
I would not change one single thing it’s so beautiful thank you. Love the pink, it looks like raddle you dab on the rams at tupping time
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
Simon, you kind of remind me of Mathew Broderick! What an amazing piece of history as well! Thankyou for sharing. I hope the new owners love it and take care of it the way the previous had.
Stunning property
Amazing history (600 years!) and makes me happy that it was restored, however I wld feel so claustrophobic in those rooms. I hope whomever buys it keeps up with repairs.
Wonderful video, and home...just glorious, thank you! from Lexington Kentucky. My husband is 6'5" so he wouldn't fit so well.
I've fallen in love with this special home, and you, Sir, are a pleasant tour guide. May the new caretakers/owner enjoy a special life within it's walls.
Fascinating house tour! It’s very well done! 😃👍
Only issue: I could live with the pink bedroom, but that bathroom looks like it’s in a bordello, lol.
Oh, wow! This is amazing!
Beautiful.
If walls could talk!💕💕💕
Thank you for the tour, such a beautiful home. I have not heard the term “free-hold” before (American) will you kindly explain the meaning?
If you buy the freehold you buy both the house and the land it’s built on plus any gardens and driveways. Most houses are freehold. The alternative is leasehold which usually applies to flats (apartments). In leasehold you only buy the use of the property for a set period, typically 999 years or 125 years. A freeholder owns the land and can charge an annual ground rent, and the building which they will charge you to maintain the outside. If the lease is getting short you can pay the freeholder to extend it. There are plans to abolish leasehold.
I cannot believe how wonderful this house is!! Every turn you made, I was looking around other corners like I was there with you like "ooohhh what's that"!! so much to see and I still don't think I saw it all. One interesting thing I noticed and had a question about....why was every room built up where it needed stairs to go in? Even on the ground level? Anyhoo lovely, lovely home
A truly magical home. I have looked at the particulars and cannot see mention of a car parking area. Is there a place to park a car/s?
Last year I was in the house that was Shakespeare's birthplace, and a previous year was in Anne Hathaway's cottage. The tour guides in both places said that doors, door frames, etc. were shorter because the houses were cheaper to build .... less timber needed, they said.
thank you simon ,
really beautiful
is there is also a price to the house , please ?
kindly dagmar
I think Simon said £950,000 which is pretty good for such a beautiful house on the coast. I am comparing the price to Australian houses.
@@birdsong62 thank you , very kind 🙏
Thank you @@birdsong62 for helping out with that. Simon
. .✨ A stunning property, thank you for being our tour guide too ✨ This vid is nearly a year old and has the property sold, if so, what was the final bid on it ?
How tragic they painted the wood. We live in a similar age house and yes, it’s very dark, but the black oak is beautiful!
I think they bought the house with the white painted wood. Thanks for watching. Simon
Absolutely incredible!
This is a Huge Home. How Many Sq. Ft.?? I Love Old, Old Period Homes. This One is Certainly a "Gem"!! Even Though the Interior Rooms Have a "Chopped Up" Look, I Love It!!
The "Kitchen' is to Die For!!
❤beautiful
Thank you
Beautiful home! But where was the refrigerator? 😊❤️
Wonderful house, needs to be a museum I feel. Too nice not to be viewed and appreciated. Would make a great National Trust property.
This place is like a museum. I wonder why they chose to paint so many of the beams and bricks white. Glad they didn't paint those lovely kitchen cabinets.
Thanks for your comments. To be fair I think the beams were already painted white when they moved in, they just restored what they found. Best wishes, Simon
Weren't beams frequently painted with multicoloured designs in the medieval period? It was the Victorians who covered them with pitch as a preservative.
I am in awe.
Incredible.❤
The garden made up of little rooms are very typical of the South Coast and can be explained by noisy gulls. The little rooms are too small for gulls to get airborne from so they don’t get in to wreck it all.
Lovely.
I want to redecorate the whole place. New light fixtures, window coverings, furniture, art, everything.
Việc cần chú ý của ngôi nhà này là đi phải hơi cúi đầu và tập trung vào cầu thang hình xoắn hẹp và dốc 😅 tui cảm giác như đang khám phá 1 hang động chật hẹp ,tuy không gian hơi ngột ngạt chút nhưng rất đẹp ,vẻ đẹp mộc mạc nhưng quyến rũ ,cá tính
It would cost a fortune to strip off all that horrible white paint.
What philistine put it on?
Not the current owners. I think it was painted decades ago. Probably at the same time when people thought it fashionable to pebble dash houses.
Love the low ceilings!
So much history but I'd hit my head on something every 5 minutes, it feels so cramped.
After all that work one wonders why the current occupants no longer want to live there ...
They are down sizing and splitting their time between a smaller place locally and in London. Thanks for watching, Simon
Do they just get the furniture in the home by the windows? No one is moving a dresser up those stairs!
@@outoftheforest7652 furniture could be included. This very much depends on the sort of offer they receive. 👍
Think about how many times the house has been sold.
I wish all the brick and original woodwork hadn't been painted. I understand someone wanted to make the room feel lighter, but still sad 😔
Dommage d'avoir tout repeint en blanc !
Why don't you ever state the asking price? Would save the viewer a lot of wondering.
He said it whilst filming on the train, £950,000. Those things on the side of your head aren't just for decoration, you know.
For the beneift of everyone the current owners never painted the beams white it was done ages ago by a previous owner
I really wish the ceiling and wall beams had not been painted.
Love love the house and its history. I would not live there though, it is a moneypit. And to many rooms and corners collecting dust.
Beautiful yes. Historic yes. But, I have to say, not a very safe home. If you are upstairs and fire breaks downstairs, you're done for. No escapes, many windows covered by metal grates.
Truly lovely, astounding really...but black track/black spot lighting??? First things to go.
Delightful ancient house, but would appreciate less “stuff” in the rooms for viewing purposes.
They’ve painted over just about every beam.
It resembles Shakespeare’s home.
Bet it's haunted as hell!
Sad that everything’s coated in white paint.
It's falling down😂
It must be a nightmare to clean .