▁been ▁left ▁empty ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁by ▁a ▁building ▁firm ▁who ▁intended ▁to ▁demol ish ▁it ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁housing ▁estate . ▁After ▁money ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁public ▁subscription , ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Sam les bury ▁Hall ▁Trust , ▁who ▁have ▁managed ▁it ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁its ▁solar ▁end ▁windows ▁facing ▁east , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁practice . ▁When ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁constructed ▁ 1 4 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁it ▁too ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁face ▁east . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁hall ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁angle ▁of ▁connection ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁ 9 0 ° ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁sol st ice ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ' s ▁position ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁The ▁chap el ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁South worth ▁family ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁a ▁man or ▁house , ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁large ▁household , ▁a ▁chap el ▁and ▁priest , ▁a ▁store ▁of ▁fish ▁for ▁Frid ays , ▁usually ▁a ▁p ond ▁and ▁a ▁water ▁mill ▁and ▁a ▁gra in ▁store . ▁Therefore ▁Sam les bury ▁Hall ▁reflect s ▁the ▁building ▁styles ▁and ▁religious ▁belief s ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Lanc