Newtimber Place is a Grade I
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
in the
Mid Sussex district of
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...
, England.
The house sits on a D-shaped island in a
moat.
[ The oldest part of the house dates from the 16th century.][
The north wing is apparently the oldest part of the building, dating from the 16th century.][ It was considerably extended in the 17th century by the addition of the east wing.][ The house is built from flint and red brick with stone ]quoins
Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th century encyclopedia, t ...
.[
The grounds are in the northern part of the civil parish of ]Newtimber
Newtimber is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located north-west of Brighton. The parish also includes the hamlet of Saddlescombe. The parish lies almost wholly with the South Downs Nati ...
, which gets its name from the building.[
]
References
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External links
Official website
Grade I listed buildings in West Sussex
Country houses in West Sussex
Grade I listed houses