TQ3309 : Stanmer House
taken 9 years ago, near to Stanmer, Brighton And Hove, England
Stanmer House is a Grade I listed mansion Link west of the village of Falmer and north-east of Brighton and Hove.
It stands very close to Stanmer village and Stanmer Church, within the Stanmer Park. Constructed by the French architect Nicholas Dubois in 1722 in a Palladian style for the Pelham family, it incorporates the remains of an earlier house, and was again altered in 1860.
Close to the University of Sussex campus, the house was used as a university administration building for some years while the campus was being built. After undergoing extensive renovation it reopened in June 2006. In late 2011, the Whiting & Hammond pub group began to run the house; the bar and restaurant is now open to the public seven days a week (unless there is a function on). There are also several conference rooms available on the first floor.
Stanmer Park is a large open park immediately to the west of the University of Sussex, and to the north-east of Brighton, it consists of 200 hectares of open and wooded land
The village of Stanmer, Stanmer House and Stanmer Church are within the park, which would once have been the estate of the house. All were private until bought by Brighton's Council in 1947.
More details at Wikipedia: Link
Stanmer & Ditchling Beacon leaflet & map Link