1960s party house on the Manygate Lane Estate, once home to a young Tom Jones

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Manygate Lane VI

Shepperton, Surrey

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/manygate-lane-vi/

As it comes on the market, Brynn Robinson and Adam James show us around their Edward Schoolheifer-designed house in Shepperton. Watch as they discuss its intriguing past and famous former resident, and reveal their own tales about life inside.

“The Manygate Lane Estate was designated a conservation area in recognition of Schoolheifer's contribution to the modernist movement in Britain”





Designed by the Swiss architect Edward Schoolheifer for the Lyon Group in 1964, this immaculate three-bedroom, end-of-terrace house forms part of the much-admired Manygate Lane Estate in Shepperton, Surrey. Contemporary additions such as the kitchen and bathroom are thoughtfully considered and complement carefully preserved mid-century features. Set in verdant communal gardens, the house comes with a private garage on the estate and has two separate walled gardens.





The Estate

The visionary Manygate Lane Estate was designated a conservation area in 2002 in recognition of Schoolheifer’s contribution to the modernist movement in Britain. The houses are arranged around formal courtyards lined with pedestrian walkways. Their stark simplicity and sleek panelled façades set against manicured gardens and the white-painted, wood-clad first floor floating above a bank of aluminium-framed windows on the level below. What was at the time a radical use of extensive glazing encourages a wonderful connection between the ground floor spaces and the private front and rear gardens.





The estate has both residents and guest car parks connected to the house via the footpaths that wind through the gardens. Like many mid-century estates, Manygate Lane was designed to be car-free and, as such, has a prevailing sense of calm throughout and a wealth of areas for children to play safely. For more information, please see the History section.

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