Historic houses · South East England
Southdown House
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Southdown House — Listed building in Patcham, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Preston Park · 2.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Southdown House, the nearest railway station is Preston Park, which is approximately 2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BN1 8YA. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Southdown House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Listed building in Patcham, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8637°, -0.1513°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Southdown House is a Grade II* listed building in Patcham, Brighton and Hove, England. It is a Georgian house made out of brick and flint, and is now situated at 51 Old London Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The exact date of the construction of Southdown House is unknown, however it is believed to have been built in the early eighteenth century, in a cluster of thirteen buildings in Patcham. The house is in the largest cluster of eighteenth century buildings in Brighton and Hove. The two-storey house was built out of brick and flint, and contains five bays. Originally, the house had adjacent stables, which were converted into a house in the twentieth century; that building is now a Grade II listed building. In 1906, the house is recorded as being owned by a Major Howard Vyse Welch, who was a judge at that year's Sussex County Show, and fought in the East Surrey Regiment during the First World…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8637, -0.1513
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN1 8YA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Nearest railway station
- Preston Park — 2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17549580 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Southdown House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Southdown House, Old London Road, Patcham (IoE Code 480954).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southdown House?
- Southdown House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1 8YA), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- What is Southdown House?
- Southdown House — Listed building in Patcham, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- How do I get to Southdown House?
- The nearest railway station is Preston Park, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN1 8YA.
- Is Southdown House a listed building?
- Southdown House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Southdown House a protected site?
- Yes — Southdown House is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Southdown House?
- The nearest railway station is Preston Park, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1 8YA.