Wadhurst Park is a landed estate located in

Wadhurst Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. Wadhurst is twinned with Aubers in France. Situation Wadhurst is situated on ...

, East Sussex. It is owned by the

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. The estate is 796 hectares and includes a deer park of 141 hectares.

History

The original house, Wadhurst Hall, was built in 1870–1884 by Edward Tarver for the De Murietta family and incorporated a small 18th century villa. It was bought by Julius Drewe at the end of the 19th century. Following the Drewe family's move to newly constructed

Castle Drogo Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it was the last castle to be built in England. The client was Julius Drewe, the hugely successful founder of the ...

, in 1928 it was bought by Grant MacLean, a solicitor. He changed the name to Wadhurst Park and built a golf course by the lake.Breese, Charlotte: "Hutch" (1999). Bloomsbury. During the Second World War it was used to house troops and later as a prisoner of war camp. The house was demolished in 1952. The estate was purchased by

Hans Rausing Hans Anders Rausing, KBE (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing, and ...

in 1975. Rausing employed Anthony du Gard Pasley to landscape the grounds. "The New House" was designed by architect

John Outram John Outram (born 21 June 1934) is a British architect. He established a practice in London in 1974 and produced a series of buildings in which polychromy and Classical allusions were well to the fore. Among his works are the temple-like Storm ...

in 1978–1981 and built from 1982 to 1986. It is Grade I listed.

References

External links

Wadhurst Park website
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