Newbuildings Place

Newbuildings Place was built by Philip Caryll in the 17th century, around 1683. Caryll's family owned the estate for over 100 years. The house was built with numerous priest holes, as the Caryll family were Roman Catholic. In the 1820s and 1830s, paupers were housed at Newbuildings Place. In 1833, some of the paupers damaged the house by using its wood panelling for firewood. The building is a former home of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, an author, poet and Arabian horse breeder. Whilst living there, he bought tapestries and furniture from William Morris, which still survive in the house. After his death, Blunt's daughter, Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth, owned the house. It was later…

Newbuildings Place is built in the Artisan Mannerist style, with some interior features matching the Jacobean style. The style of the building is unusual for houses in Sussex, whereas it is more common in Kent and Surrey. The house is built of stone, including Horsham Stone, and has two storeys. The kitchen and cellar are original to the house. The façades of the house contain two gables. The roof of the building is made of Horsham stone slab.