Ashcombe House, East Sussex Explained

Ashcombe House is a country house in St Ann Without, Lewes District in East Sussex. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The L-shaped two-storey house with "grey headers with dressings, quoins and [a] modillion cornice of red brick" dates to the 18th century, when it served as a farmhouse. It was acquired by the University of Sussex in 1963^[1] and was as its Vice-Chancellor's official residence until 1981.^{[2] [3]} It is now owned by the Woodburn family who until June 2024 were antique dealers specialising in rare and precious clocks.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Broadcast: News itemsThis week in 1981 – VC’s official residence sold. "Internal communications". ..... an extract from the Bulletin article published on 28 April 1981 ...... University of Sussex, Brighton. 27 April 2012. 21 August 2015.
2. Web site: Ashcombe House, St Ann (Without). British Listed Buildings. 19 August 2015.
3. Web site: Ashcombe House, 1273885 Historic England . 2024-11-04 . historicengland.org.uk . en.
4. Web site: ANTHONY WOODBURN LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-11-04 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
5. Web site: In Memory of Mr Anthony Woodburn (Tony) . 2024-11-04 . MDS UK Patient Support Group . en-US.