Buckwell Place

Rev. Robert Hare. of the Hare family who owned nearby Herstmonceux Castle, built the original wing of the house in 1792 as a rectory for himself. His nephew Julius Charles Hare later occupied the house and extended it in 1833, constructing a parlour wing and bedroom above. He also built a domed conservatory between the original wing and the new parlour wing. Hare's German books were later bequeathed to Trinity College, Cambridge. The writer Augustus Hare was adopted by his aunt Maria Hare, the widowed sister-in-law of Julius Hare, and brought up at Lime House, near the rectory. He wrote about his childhood experiences at the rectory in his autobiography, The Story of My Life (1896–1900).…

Buckwell Place consists of the original rectory built by Rev. Robert Hare in 1792, the extensions — including the domed conservatory —- by Julius Hare in 1833 and the service wing built by Rev. Henry Wellesley in c.1860. The architect is unknown, and likely to have been a local builder. The northeast entrance front was constructed in 1792. It has two storeys and four bays. The front door features a Gibbs surround, set within a curved recess. The southeast garden front is similarly of two storeys and four bays. The southwest front exhibits the parlour wing built in 1833 by Julius Hare, which has a canted bay window and balcony above. To the west of the house lies the range constructed in…