More information : [TQ 41733540] Brambletye House [GT] (remains of) [T.I.]
[TQ 41723544] Gateway [G.T.] (1)
A little to the north east of the moated House at Brambletye
[Sussex TQ 43 NW 56 SW 2] on higher ground, are the remains of
the Jacobean mansion erected by Henry Compton,.
The date is given in a panel over the front door (1631).
The ruins cover an approximate square and the northern part,
consisting of three great towers, is fairly complete.
A considerable part of the western wall remains and fragments of
the southern part.
Though unfortified, the mansion, had its garden enclosed by a
massive stone wall, in whose northern side was a gatehouse, of
which the ruins remain, and are in renaissance style. (2)
The description of the remains of Brambletye House as given by
Authy. 2a is accurate, except that the fragmentary southern wall is
no longer visible. The remains are still considerable and consist
for the main part of the north front containing the main entrance
and three towers; general condition poor: heavily overgrown.
See GP/RW/52/8/8 (3)
Larger portions of the garden wall on the west and east have now
been removed. 25" AM Survey carried out. (4)
Brambletye House is as described by Work and Clarke except that the
surrounding garden wall has largely been destroyed.
Published survey (25") revised; q.v. TQ 43 NW 6. (5)
5208 FOREST ROW LONDON ROAD
The Ruins of
Brambletye House
TQ 43 NW 4/20 26.11.53
II*
2.
Remains of a mansion built by Sir Henry Compton in the reign of
James I. The ruins consist principally of 3 towers of 3 storeys
each standing now unattached to each other. Ashlar. The west
tower is surmounted by an ogee-shaped cupola with finial. The
centre one, which was the entrance porch with rooms above
it, has the date 1631 in a lozenge above the second floor
window; a 4-centre archway with carved spandrels and dripstone
over; cartouche above this with cornice above it which is carried
up to form an ogee. The east tower is plain with one window on each
floor. All windows have stone mullions. The windows in the west
tower still retain their glass. To the north of the towers is a
round-headed stone archway with a keystone and imposts, and
a portion of wall on either side of it. AM (6)
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