Mountains and garden wall attached to right (EHER 38898)

A 15th/16th century house with 18th and early 20th century extensions, the latter by Gambier Parry for The Hon. Lady Du Cane, at which time items bought from nearby Braxted Park House (EHER 38821) by Lady Du Cane were incorporated into the building. The original ranges are timber framed and faced in red brick, with the later range built from red brick. The roofs are covered in red plain tiles.

August 1985. Grade II* listed. A 15th/16th century house with 18th and early 20th century extensions, the latter by Gambier Parry for The Hon. Lady Du Cane, at which time items bought from nearby Braxted Park House (EHER 38821) by Lady Du Cane were incorporated into the building. The original ranges are timber framed and faced in red brick, with the later range built from red brick. The roofs are covered in red plain tiles. The building comprises two gabled ranges, that to left is original, and to right are 20th century extensions. To the rear is the hipped 18th century range. The building is two storeys and a cellar. There is a red brick wall attached to right with stone Du Cane eagles to the gate pillars and which terminates in a small red brick and tiled summer house (see EHER 82291). The interior features include: exposed timber framing; an inglenook fireplace with curved fireplace to first floor; a second similar bedroom fireplace with the ground floor opening now blocked; an iron fireback dated 1721, reputed to come from Herstmonceux Castle; a fine library, plastered, with carved bookshelves which contain the original library of Lady Du Cane; a green marble fire surround; 17th/18th century panelling probably from Braxted Park (EHER 38821). One of the earliest Japanese Gardens in Britain by Lady Du Cane, still exists by the stream in the garden, see EHER 47421. <1> See photos <2>. The house and the garden wall at its south-east corner are listed Grade II* The oldest part is 15th/16th century and timber framed (now faced with red brick) with 18th century and early 20th century additions, also in red brick with peg tile roofs. There is a mixture of outbuildings to the north, some built by the present owners. <3> Mountains [NAT]. <4> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.