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Latitude: 50.865 / 50°51'53"N
Longitude: -0.1532 / 0°9'11"W
OS Eastings: 530060
OS Northings: 108898
OS Grid: TQ300088
Mapcode National: GBR JNJ.Q2T
Mapcode Global: FRA B6KT.B50
Plus Code: 9C2XVR7W+XP
Entry Name: Patcham Place
Listing Date: 13 October 1952
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1381686
English Heritage Legacy ID: 482049
ID on this website: 101381686
Location: Patcham, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN1
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward/Division: Patcham
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex
Church of England Parish: Patcham
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
Tagged with: English country house
BRIGHTON
TQ3008NW LONDON ROAD, Patcham
577-1/16/1009 (South West side)
13/10/52 Patcham Place
GV II*
Mansion. An earlier and smaller house, possibly mid-C16 in
date, appears to have been altered in the late C17 and then
enlarged and refronted c1814-20. Brick and flint (visible
behind the fire escape on the south-west side, and also to be
found on 3 walls of the light-well), black mathematical tiles
to the north-west and north-east fronts, and stucco to the
rest; roofs of slate and tiles.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 7 windows to the north-west, 11 to the
north-east. Quoins, probably of artificial stone, to the tiled
fronts in the form of rusticated piers; the entrance forms
part of a slightly projecting centrepiece on the north-west
front: segmental-arched entrance with doorcase of engaged
Tuscan columns, entablature and open pediment with dentil
cornice, panelled reveals, decorative glazing to fanlight and
panelled door of original design; all windows flat-arched with
plain stucco architraves, keystones and 6/6 sashes of original
design; modillion cornice, the centrepiece having a pediment
with keyed oculus. The north-east front has 10 windows with
canted bays to either end, and window details as for the
entrance front; modillion cornice continues; stacks to ridge.
South-east front is stuccoed and has scattered fenestration;
where sashes survive they are original, roof of tiles;
south-west front also stuccoed with scattered fenestration.
INTERIOR: entrance hall has architraves to windows and to
doors in side walls, dado rail, dentil cornice, and fireplace
with eared surround and corniced mantelshelf; there is an
elliptical arch with pilasters and fluted archivolt leading to
the staircase hall which has an open stair with curtail step,
wreathed and ramped rail, open string with later ornament
introduced, and stick balusters; Palladian window to half-
landing with panelled reveals and intersecting glazing bars;
doors to landing have original architraves, panelled reveals
and panelled doors. The north room on the ground floor has an
elaborate chimneypiece, probably of a date before 1874,
consisting of panelled pilasters, entablature with
egg-and-dart and acanthus ornament to cornice, lugged
architrave to fire surround with bracketed shelf above and
panelled overmantel surrounded by garlands; in this room also,
panelled dado, dentil cornice and panelled shutters to window
embrasures. There is a third fireplace in the north-west room
on the ground floor which is of similar quality to those in
the entrance hall and north room, but boarded up at the
moment.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Anthony Stapley, who lived at Patcham Place
from c1620-1655 was a leading Puritan and Parliamentarian in
the area; he was one of the 59 MPs who signed Charles I's
death warrant.
(Oldfield E: The people who lived at Patcham Place (pamphlet):
Brighton).
Listing NGR: TQ3006008898
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