Who lived at Stanmer House? by Jaci 9 February 2006Just wanted to know who Stanmer House was built for, obviously wealthy, but who?5 replies Re: Who lived at Stanmer House? by jean 9 February 2006You’ll find some info on this site – click on Index at top of page, then scroll down to Parks & click on Stanmer Park. Re: Who lived at Stanmer House? by Dawn Hornby 30 June 2006It was the Pelham family that lived there and then when Mr Pelham died it was bequeathed to the council, since a few years ago Cherrywood Investments own it and use it to have weddings,conferences, etc. a man called Mike Holland is the manager of this investment company and council tax payers money was spent on it doing it up before he owned it so therefore it is privately owned and privately run. Re: Who lived at Stanmer House? by P. Best 31 January 2007It was built by a Nicholas Duboi (spelling not good)built in the 1600’s, for the Pelhams, then the chichesters, various other people since then. Re: Who lived at Stanmer House? by Roy Grant 16 March 2008It was actually built elsewhere and relocated to Stamer village. There are two interesting things about it. One that it is not symetrical (unusual for that time, and even more unusually, it was rebuilt inside out. Apparently the soft sandstone of the original building was very much eroded, so they rebuilt it with the outer facing of the sandstone blocks facing inwards. Re: Who lived at Stanmer House? by Keith 31 May 2008For more information on the Peham family go to www.westhoathlychurch.org/history Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
