Herstmonceux Castle
"Sir Roger
de Fiennes, one of the heroes of Agincourt, and treasurer to
Henry II., built the castle in a quiet leafy hollow on the site of a
camp formed here in 1162 by Henry II. It remained with the
Dacres of the south until 1593; and passed from the Lennards
early in the eighteenth century, to the Naylors, allied (by marriage) to the
Hares. Having fallen into considerable decay, the Rev.
Richard Hare, in 1777, called in that destructive
architectural doctor, Mr. Wyatt, who advised the demolition of the interior, and
employed its materials in the repair and enlargement of the
present mansion, situated on the west side of the Park, and known as Herstmonceux Place."
Extract from "Black's Guide to the County of Sussex ..." (Open Library)
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