Bassett’s House is a good example of a late Arts and Crafts olde english style house that has retained a lot of its original features. It was constructed on the site of the old Starts Hill farmhouse in 1911 for a member of the Lubbock family. The house was later employed in various institutional uses including a school, nurses quarters and offices for the NHS. The London Borough of Bromley’s local list attributes Bassett’s House to Sir Aston and Maurice Webb. Sir Aston’s other works includes work at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Queen Victoria Memorial and the east frontage of Buckingham Palace.

The project in conjunction with Specialist Conservation Surveyors involved the complete renovation of this locally listed family home to provide thirteen new apartments. Externally the building was repaired and restored to ensure that the essential character of the house was retained. Internally the conversion of the house was carefully considered to work with the existing building and to retain key features of interest that still remain, such as the main staircase and a number of key fireplaces. The conversion ensured that the character of the building was retained whilst providing dwellings suitable for modern living.