West Sussex Historic Buildings

Canon Gate is an early 16th-century gateway linking busy South Street to the Chichester Cathedral precinct via Canon Lane. The gateway bears the coat of arms of Bishop William Wykeham.
23 South Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1EJ

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century gateway of flint and stone

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Chichester's historic red-brick Council House dates to 1731. Behind it are the Assembly Rooms, added in 1783 to a design by James Wyatt. Look for the statue of Sir George Murray, a Chichester native and Captain of the Fleet to Admiral Nelson.
North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1LQ

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Heritage Highlight: Beautiful Georgian architecture

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Chichester's superb market cross dates to 1501 and replaced an earlier timber-framed cross on the same site. This is perhaps the finest surviving stone market cross in England. Look for the bust of Charles I, erected in 1664 to assure Charles II that Chichester supported the restoration of the monarchy.
South Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1QD

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Ifield Mill is a working watermill dating to 1684. The mill was rebuilt in the early 19th century and worked into the 1920s. It was restored in 1974 by the Crawley Borough Council and is now operated by the Crawley Museum Society.
Hyde Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, England

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Priest House is an early 15th-century half-timbered hall house on the edge of Ashdown Forest, once owned by Lewes Priory. The interior houses a museum of local life, with a traditional cottage garden surrounding the house.
North Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex, England, RH19 4PP

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A Jacobean almshouse in the heart of East Grinstead, Sackville College Almshouses were created in 1609 when Robert Sackville, Earl of Dorset, left money in his will to provide accommodation for elderly people. A former warden of the college, Reverend John Mason Neale, composed the hymn Good King Wenceslas.
High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, RH19 3BX

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The largest mill in Sussex, Shipley Windmill (sometimes known as King's Mill) is an eight-sided smock mill built in 1879. Smock mills are so named because their shape was supposed to resemble a farm labourer's smock. The mill is four stories high and stands atop a brick base that is two stories in height.
Shipley, West Sussex, England

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St Mary's Hospital is an almshouse founded in the 12th century and occupying the same complex of medieval buildings since at least 1292. The hospital is thought to be the oldest almshouse in continuous use in England, perhaps in Europe. Visitors are welcome on regular guided tours.
St Martin's Square, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1NR

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century timber-framed hall

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The finest example of a half-timbered building in Sussex, St Mary's House was built by William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester, about 1470. Wayneflete's house was intended as a residence for four monks who served as bridge wardens for an important crossing of the River Adur at Bramber.
The Street, Bramber, West Sussex, England, BN44 3WE

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Heritage Highlight: Both Elizabeth I and Charles I stayed here

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