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Ashcombe House

St Ann Without, GB

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 acqu

ired by the University of Sussex in 1963 and was as its Vice-Chancellor's official residence until 1981. It is now owned by the Woodburn family who until June 2024 were antique dealers specialising in rare and precious clocks.

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