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Leyswood (or Leys Wood or Leyes Wood) is an architecturally notable house in
Leyswood (or Leys Wood or Leyes Wood) is an architecturally notable house in Groombridge
Groombridge is a village of about 1,600 people. It straddles the border between Kent and East Sussex, in England. The nearest large town is Royal Tunbridge Wells, about away by road.
The main part of the village ("New Groombridge") lies in t ...
, East Sussex, that was designed by Richard Norman Shaw
Richard Norman Shaw RA (7 May 1831 – 17 November 1912), also known as Norman Shaw, was a British architect who worked from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. He is considered to be among the g ...
, and completed in 1868. It was a large mansion around a courtyard, complete with mock battlements, towers, half-timbered upper facades and tall chimneys – all features quite readily associated with Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England and Wales, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to Britain. It fo ...
; in Shaw's hands, this less fantastical style achieved immediate maturity.
It was substantially reduced in size in 1955 resulting in a significant change in appearance.
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*https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/leyswood-groombridge-east-sussex/posterid/RIBA102143.html *http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40061052.html Richard Norman Shaw buildings Buildings and structures completed in 1868 Grade II listed houses Grade II listed buildings in East Sussex {{EastSussex-struct-stub