Introduction
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows a square house with rounded turrets at each corner. The Ordnance Survey map of 1910 shows fishponds and parkland. The 1987 map shows the lake is still there, with the addition of several houses in the parkland.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
The estate belonged to the Maryon-Wilson family and the house was probably built between 1835 and 1840. Pike (1910) has a photograph of the house. In 1936 part of the estate was sold and was finally broken up in 1952. The house was pulled down in 1950 (1973. Fletching: the parish and the church. 3rd edition). The Ordnance Survey map of 1987 appears to show several houses on the old site of the house but the gardens remain. The estate is still shown on the Ordnance Survey Explorer map 135 (1996).
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Lake
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house was demolished in 1950.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Fishpond
- Parkland
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Fletching
- References
References
- Pike, W.T. Sussex in the twentieth century : contemporary biographies (Brighton: Pike, 1910) Sussex in the twentieth century : contemporary biographies
Contributors
Shirley Penny
Sussex Gardens Trust