Newbuildings Place | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Artisan Mannerism |
Classification | Grade I |
Location | Shipley, West Sussex |
Coordinates | 51°0′30″N 0°22′32″W / 51.00833°N 0.37556°W |
Completed | c. 1683 |
Owner | John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton |
Technical details | |
Material | Stone |
Newbuildings Place is a 17th-century Artisan Mannerist house near Shipley, West Sussex. The house is a former home of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, who is buried in the grounds of the house. The building is currently owned by John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, and is Grade I listed.
Newbuildings Place was built by Philip Caryll in the 17th century, around 1683. Caryll's family owned the estate for over 100 years. [1] The house was built with numerous priest holes, as the Caryll family were Roman Catholic. [1] It is situated around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the church in Shipley, West Sussex. [2]
In the 1820s and 1830s, paupers were housed at Newbuildings Place. [3] In 1833, some of the paupers damaged the house by using its wood panelling for firewood. [4] The building is a former home of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, [5] an author, poet and Arabian horse breeder. [1] Blunt originally lived in the house from 1870 to 1872, during which time he added oak to the house's porch and panelling. [3] He moved back into Newbuildings Place in 1906, after his separation from Lady Anne Blunt. [6] Whilst living there, he bought tapestries and furniture from William Morris, which still survive in the house. [1] Blunt is buried in a tomb in the house's grounds; [6] in his will, he requested to be buried in the house's woods in his travelling carpet rather than in a coffin. [7] [8]
Blunt's daughter, who inherited the house, was married to Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton. [9] In 1957, the house was sold to Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth, and after being owned by some of her relatives, it was then owned by John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton. [3] In 1959, the house became a Grade I listed building. [1] The grounds of the house contain a Grade II listed barn, [10] and a Grade II listed dovecote. [11]
Newbuildings Place is built in the Artisan Mannerist style, with some interior features matching the Jacobean style. [2] The style of the building is unusual for houses in Sussex, whereas it is more common in Kent and Surrey. [2] The house is built of stone, including Horsham Stone, and has two storeys. [1] The kitchen and cellar are original to the house. [1] The façades of the house contain two gables. [3] [2] The roof of the building is made of Horsham stone slab. [1]