Saint Hill Manor |
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One of the finest Sussex sandstone buildings in England, Saint Hill Manor was built in 1792 by Gibbs Crawford. A subsequent owner, Edgar March Crookshank, greatly expanded Saint Hill through the addition of wings onto the Manor.
Other owners of this fine building including Mrs. Drexrel Biddle the American Ambassador's wife, who commissioned the delightful 100ft Monkey Mural, painted by Sir Winston Churchill's nephew. There are 145 monkeys in total and 20 different species. "Much as I tried to prevent it happening, the monkeys resemble human beings," John Spencer Churchill wrote in his autobiography. A capuchin monkey painting under a tree, portrays Sir Winston Churchill.
During the second World War, Mrs Norman Laski generously accommodated Royal Air Force officers, patients of Sir Archibald McIndoe, the pioneer of plastic surgery at East Grinstead's Queen Victoria Hospital. In 1959 the final owner, acclaimed author and founder of the Scientology religion, L. Ron Hubbard, bought the Manor from the Maharajah of Jaipur.
Saint Hill is situated in 59 acres of landscaped gardens, woodlands and lake, open to the public all year round.
General Information:
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Opening Times
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(2006 times)
House and Gardens open all year - daily tours. 2:00pm - 5:00pm on the hour. (Except 25th & 26th December and 1st January).
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Admission Charges
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(2006 prices)
Admission free, parking facilities available. Groups welcomed (please book in advance).
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Directions
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Saint Hill Manor Postcode for SatNav: RH19 4JY |
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Nearby Attractions
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The Old Mill
(7 Miles)*
Outwood Windmill, Britain's oldest working windmill, is Listed Grade 1 by English Heritage. It was built in 1665 by Thomas Budgen of Nutfield, and is what is known as a Post Mill. |
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Borde Hill Garden
(7 Miles)*
Registered as a Grade II Garden and Park by English Heritage, being of special historical interest, the many distinctive and individually themed 'rooms' make Borde Hill Garden and Park unique among England's great gardens. |
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High Beeches Gardens
(7 Miles)*
Enjoy twenty acres of enchanting, landscaped, woodland and water gardens. |
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