Fitznells Manor

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Fitznells is the last surviving manor house in the borough of Epsom and Ewell and is Grade 2 listed. The property is named after Sir Robert Fitz-Neil whose family held the estate until 1386 but the oldest part of the current building dates back to the house probably built by Sir John Iwardeby in the early 16th century. He built a traditional timber framed hall house and it is the solar wing of this that survives. In the early seventeenth century with the rest of the original house either demolished or otherwise destroyed this remaining wing was extended to the west by the addition of a structure with the three distinctive gables. In the late eighteenth century a large single storey kitchen area was added to the north elevation including the large chimney. During the nineteenth century further single storey extensions were added to the north and a large two storey extension to the south with a veranda. Fitznells continued to function as a farmhouse well into the 20th century and when sold in 1927 the estate still included 125 acres of land. During WWII the house was requisitioned for use as a clothing exchange and after the war served as a music school until the late 1980s. In 1988 the house was bought by Conifercourt Holdings Ltd for use as their head office and the renovation works undertaken then transformed the building to its current appearance. The house is currently used as a doctor’s surgery.