Anne of Cleves House is a 16th-century timber-framed
Wealden hall house
The Wealden hall house is a type of vernacular medieval timber-framed hall house traditional in the south east of England. Typically built for a yeoman, it is most common in Kent (hence "Wealden" for the once densely forested Weald) and the east ...
located in
East Sussex,
England
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. It formed part of
Queen Anne's annulment settlement from
King Henry VIII in 1541, although she never visited the property. It was restored by the architect
Walter Godfrey
Walter Hindes Godfrey, CBE, FSA, FRIBA (1881–1961), was an English architect, antiquary, and architectural and topographical historian. He was also a landscape architect and designer, and an accomplished draftsman and illustrator. He was ...
.
Owned and operated as a museum by the
Sussex Archaeological Society under the operating name "Sussex Past", it is home to wide-ranging collections of furniture and artefacts of Sussex interest. These include one of the best exhibitions on
wealden iron making including large machinery such as a hammer from
Etchingham
Etchingham is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex in southern England. The village is located approximately southeast of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and northwest of Hastings, on the A265, half a mile west o ...
Forge and cannon boring apparatus together with a collection of iron fire backs. The bedroom and kitchen are furnished to resemble their appearance at the time of Anne's ownership. The house is open to the public and plays host to functions throughout the year, including parties, weddings and small informal concerts.
East Sussex County Council wedding venues
Retrieved 2009-10-25
References
External links
Sussex Past: Anne of Cleves House
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Lewes
Anne of Cleves
Grade II* listed houses
Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex
Historic house museums in East Sussex
Tudor architecture
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