Windycroft is a Grade II* listed house in Hastings,

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

, England. It was built between 1883 and 1891 for

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and

Constantine Alexander Ionides Constantine Alexander Ionides (14 May 1833 in Manchester – 29 June 1900 in Brighton, el, Κωνσταντίνος Αλέξανδρος Ιωνίδης) was a British art patron and collector, of Greek ancestry. He was born in Britain on 14 Ma ...

, using the land from two previous properties.

History

In 1880, art collectors

and

bought 15 High Wickham in Hastings,

, England. In 1882, they bought 14 High Wickham. Using the land from these neighbouring properties, they built Windycroft, a house for their relative

Edward Dannreuther Edward George Dannreuther (4 November 1844, Strasbourg – 12 February 1905, Hastings) was a German pianist and writer on music, resident from 1863 in England. His father had crossed the Atlantic, moving to Cincinnati, and there established a pia ...

. The work started in 1883, and was completed in 1891. The house was constructed using red brick, and had a tiled roof. The balconies contained iron

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s. The house was decorated with

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, and

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provided the lighting for the house. In 1892, Alexander Constantine Ionides' widow Euterpe Sgouta died at Windycroft.

lived in the house until his death in 1905. In 1911, the house was badly damaged by a fire. The house was sold by the Dannreuther family in 1978. In 1976, the house became a Grade II* listed building.

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Historic England
{{EastSussex-geo-stub Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex Grade II* listed houses Buildings and structures in Hastings Houses completed in 1891 Houses in East Sussex