106-482: Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district, in the county of West Sussex , England, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Burgess Hill , and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Hassocks railway station . It sits in the civil parish of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common which has an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 7,112. The village was once chiefly one long street running east and west and most of
212-457: A 920-foot (280 m) long coffer-dam to enclose the building site along the river. The construction of the embankment started on New Year's Day 1839. The first work consisted of the construction of a vast concrete raft to serve as the building's foundation. After the space had been excavated by hand, 70,000 cubic yards (54,000 m ) of concrete were laid. The site of the Victoria Tower
318-571: A North Italian Cinquecento style, and a grand tower with spire, the interior includes a central hall similar to that at Bridgewater House, the building was completed after Barry's death by his son Edward Middleton Barry . Completed after Barry's death in 1863 was the classical, Guest Memorial Reading Room and Library in Dowlais , Wales. The most significant of Barry's designs that were not carried out included, his proposed Law Courts (1840–41), that if built would have covered Lincoln's Inn Fields with
424-579: A creative and self-declared, progressive authority with 9.8% social housing and 28% of its housing privately rented, Brighton and Hove . In terms of rented housing Mid Sussex at the 2011 census ranked 216th out of in terms of 327 local authorities in England. The proportion of homes which were rented as investments by non-occupants was higher than several other semi-rural districts of Sussex, with 11.7% of housing stock speculatively acquired in this way or to provide for those unable to obtain mortgage finance and 1.0%
530-413: A large Greek Revival building, this rectangular building would have been over three hundred by four hundred feet, in a Greek Doric style, there would have been octastyle porticoes in the middle of the shorter sides and hexastyle porticoes on the longer sides, leading to a large central hall that would have been surrounded by twelve court rooms that in turn were surrounded by the ancillary facilities. Later
636-455: A loan, make up more than 85% of Mid Sussex housing. Mid Sussex's residents had the lowest burden of social housing, at 0.5% of housing stock, at the time of the census, a district which is approximately 30 minutes by its fast railway services from the area with the highest such proportion covering London Bridge station , the London Borough of Southwark (having 31.2% social housing) and from
742-542: A lower hall with Corinthian columns and glass domes, and impressive formal gardens based on Italian Renaissance gardens . The gardens included a 70-foot (21 m)-high series of terraces linked by a grand flight of steps, with an open temple structure at the top. Originally there were cascades of water either side of the staircase. The main terrace is at the centre of a string of gardens nearly 1 mile (1,600 m) in length. Between 1850 and 1852, Barry remodelled Gawthorpe Hall , an Elizabethan house situated south-east of
848-484: A minority administration of the Liberal Democrats and some of the independent councillors, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Robert Eggleston. The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of
954-569: A noted clergyman. He was headmaster of Leeds Grammar School from 1854 to 1862 and of Cheltenham College from 1862 to 1868. He later became the third Bishop of Sydney , Australia. He wrote a 400-page biography of his father, The Life and Times of Sir Charles Barry, R.A., F.R.S. , that was published in 1867. Barry's daughters were Emily Barry (1828–1886) and Adelaide Sarah Barry (1841–1907). Sir Charles' relative John Hayward designed several buildings including, The Hall, Chapel Quad Pembroke College, Oxford . Two of Barry's grandsons continued in
1060-432: A prestigious name in architecture, it nearly finished him off. Completion of the building was very overdue; Barry had estimated it would take six years and cost £724,986 (excluding the cost of the site, embankment and furnishings). However, construction actually took 26 years, and it was also well over budget; by July 1854 the estimated cost was £2,166,846. Those pressures left Barry tired and stressed. The full Barry design
1166-463: A professor at Haileybury and Imperial Service College ) and Thomas Leverton Donaldson . With these gentlemen he visited Greece, where their itinerary covered Athens , which they left on 25 June 1818, Mount Parnassus , Delphi , Aegina , then the Cyclades , including Delos , then Smyrna and Turkey , where Barry greatly admired the magnificence of Hagia Sophia . From Constantinople he visited
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#17328552075961272-404: A small portion of the house, consisting of the porte-cochère with a curving corridor, and the stables, are still standing, although the gardens are undergoing a restoration. Additionally, the belvedere from the top of the tower survives as a folly at Sandon Hall . Between 1834 and 1838, at Bowood House , Wiltshire , owned by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne , Barry added
1378-456: Is Ardingly reservoir which is used by watersports clubs. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 152,949. The neighbouring districts are Crawley , Horsham , Brighton and Hove , Lewes , Wealden and Tandridge . The name "Mid Sussex" was occasionally used for various parts of central Sussex prior to 1974, including as an alternative name for the Lewes constituency created under
1484-468: Is 323 feet (98 m) tall and was completed in 1860. The iron flagpole on the Victoria Tower tapers from 2 feet 9 inches (840 mm) in diameter and the iron crown on top is 3 feet 6 inches (1,070 mm) in diameter and 395 feet (120 m) above ground. The central tower is 261 feet (80 m) high. The building is 940 feet (290 m) long, covers about 8 acres (3 hectares) of land, and has over 1000 rooms. The east Thames façade
1590-413: Is 873 feet (266 m) in length. Pugin later dismissed the building, saying "All Grecian, Sir, Tudor details on a classic body", the essentially symmetrical plan and river front being offensive to Pugin's taste for medieval Gothic buildings. The plan of the finished building is built around two major axes. At the southern end of Westminster Hall, St. Stephen's porch was created as a major entrance to
1696-457: Is a coppiced ash wood east of New Way Lane. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is located close to the centre of the village and is for children 4 to 11 years of age. Also located in the village is the public school , Hurstpierpoint College , to be found to the north-east of the village, and the pre-school, next to the Primary School, for children 2 to 5 years of age. Every July
1802-435: Is also ragged robin and betony . White admiral and silver-washed fritillary butterflies have been recorded here. There can be orange waxcaps on the narrowing rides of Foxhole Shaw. Old Wood ( TQ282 147 ), next to Danny, has been damaged by the whims of past big house owners, with heavy planting of non-local species, including lots of horse chestnut and both large leaved and common lime . The Gill ( TQ 289 150 )
1908-575: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within the South Downs National Park, town planning is the responsibility of the South Downs National Park Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 27-person National Park Authority. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by
2014-486: Is an FA Affiliated youth football club. The club plays in the Horsham & District Youth Football League and Crawley & District Youth Football League. Youth matches are played at various venues: Fairfield Recreation Ground, Court Bushes Football Fields and Berrylands Playing Fields. James Hannington (1847–1885), Anglican missionary and martyr, was born here and served as curate-in-charge at St George's, Hurstpierpoint. He
2120-527: Is based. The district also contains the towns of Burgess Hill and East Grinstead plus surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald , including sections of Ashdown Forest . The district contains most headwaters of the River Ouse . Its largest body of water
2226-411: Is divided into 24 civil parishes. The parish councils for Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". The small parish of Newtimber has a parish meeting rather than a parish council. Hassocks is a post town but has a parish council rather than a town council. Homes owned by their occupants, with or without
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#17328552075962332-473: Is the only known house where Barry used Greek revival architecture. The Royal Sussex County Hospital was erected to Barry's design (1828) in a very plain classical style. Thomas Attree's villa , Queen's Park, Brighton , the only one to be built of a series of villas designed for the area by Barry and the Pepper Pot (1830), whose original function was a water tower for the development. In 1831, he entered
2438-577: The Church of England , of which he was a lifelong member. His father remarried shortly after Frances died and Barry's stepmother Sarah would bring him up. He was educated at private schools in Homerton and then Aspley Guise , before being apprenticed to Middleton & Bailey, Lambeth architects and surveyors, at the age of 15. Barry exhibited drawings at the Royal Academy annually from 1812 to 1815. Upon
2544-530: The Crystal Palace TV transmitter. Radio stations for the area are: Local newspapers are the Mid Sussex Times and The Sussex Newspaper . 51°1′14.4″N 0°8′14.38″W / 51.020667°N 0.1373278°W / 51.020667; -0.1373278 Charles Barry Sir Charles Barry FRS RA (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in
2650-698: The Great Exhibition of 1851 ; also in 1851, he was a co-founder of what became the Royal Architectural Museum . In 1852 he was an assessor on the committee that selected Cuthbert Brodrick 's design in the competition to design Leeds Town Hall . In 1853 Barry was consulted by Albert, Prince Consort on his plans for creation of what became known as Albertopolis . Barry spent two months in Paris in 1855 representing, along with his friend and fellow architect Charles Robert Cockerell , English architecture on
2756-620: The Italian Renaissance garden style for the many gardens he designed around country houses. Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster (opposite the future site of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster), he was the fourth son of Walter Edward Barry (died 1805), a stationer , and Frances Barry (née Maybank; died 1798). He was baptised at St Margaret's, Westminster , into
2862-601: The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , and as a joint water district established in 1907. The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of seven districts within West Sussex. The new district covered the whole area of three former districts and most of a fourth, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Mid Sussex, reflecting its position within
2968-747: The Royal Academy ) in central London's Piccadilly ; Edward Middleton Barry (1830–1880) completed the Parliament buildings and designed the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden ; Godfrey Walter Barry (1833–1868) became a surveyor ; Sir John Wolfe-Barry (1836–1918) was the engineer for Tower Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge . Edward and Charles also collaborated on the design of the Great Eastern Hotel at London's Liverpool Street station . His second son, Rev. Alfred Barry (1826–1910), became
3074-580: The St Lawrence Fair takes place in Hurstpierpoint. The fair was granted a royal charter in 1313 and is still an important event in the life of the village. The fair takes place on the first Saturday in July and begins with a procession of floats through the high street. These are made by groups such as playschools, primary schools, scouts and brownies and have a different theme each year. Other popular events of
3180-697: The Troad , Assos , Pergamon and back to Smyrna. In Athens , he met David Baillie, who was taken with Barry's sketches and offered to pay him £200 a year plus any expenses to accompany him to Egypt , Palestine and Syria in return for Barry's drawings of the countries they visited. Middle East sites they visited included Dendera , the Temple of Edfu and Philae – it was at the last of these three that he met his future client, William John Bankes , on 13 January 1819 – then Thebes , Luxor and Karnak . Then, back to Cairo and Giza with its pyramids. Continuing through
3286-414: The 16th and 17th centuries. In the south chapel is a much weathered recumbent effigy from 1260 of a cross-legged knight in chain armour, and at the west end of the north aisle is a much mutilated effigy of a knight from 1340. In the churchyard by the west wall are five tapering coffin lids from the 12th or 13th century, with hollow chamfered edges. One shows faint traces of a raised cross. The pavement outside
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3392-583: The 1820s and wished he could destroy them. His first major civil commission came when he won a competition to design the new Royal Manchester Institution (1824–1835) for the promotion of literature, science and arts (now part of the Manchester Art Gallery ), in Greek revival style, the only public building by Barry in that style. Also in north-west England, he designed Buile Hill House (1825) in Salford this
3498-598: The A273) reveals wetlands that passes many bridges and lost fordings including Cobbsmill Bridge, Gold Bridge (as in marsh marigold , kingcups ), Stalker Bridge, Danworthbrook Bridge, Ruckford and Eylesford Bridge. A kilometre from Cobb's Mill to Stalker Bridge (where the Cuckfield Road crosses) you can walk alongside the running mill leat , with its sticklebacks , emperor dragonflies , grey wagtails , banded demoiselles and house martins . Upstream of Ruckford and Hammond's Mills
3604-456: The Admiralty in the building. The building would have been in a Classical style incorporating Barry's existing Treasury building. Following the destruction by fire of the old Houses of Parliament on 16 October 1834, a competition was held to find a suitable design, for which there were 97 entries. Barry's entry, number 64, for which Augustus Pugin helped prepare the competition drawings, won
3710-654: The Central Lobby is the Commons' Corridor which leads into the square Commons' Lobby, north of which is the House of Commons . There are various offices and corridors to the north of the House of Commons with the clock tower terminating the northern axis of the building. South of the Central Lobby is the Peers' Corridor leading to the Peers' Lobby, south of which lies the House of Lords . South of
3816-739: The Commissioners in Islington : Holy Trinity, St John's and St Paul's, all in the Gothic style and built between 1826 and 1828. Two further Gothic churches in Lancashire, not for the Commissioners followed in 1824: St Saviour's Church, Ringley , partially rebuilt in 1851–54, and Barry's neglected Welsh Baptist Chapel , on Upper Brook Street (1837–39) in Manchester (and owned by the City Council), long open to
3922-773: The Georgian house of five bays and three stories was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell as his own home. Probably thanks to his fiancée's friendship with John Soane , Barry was recommended to the Church Building Commissioners , and was able to obtain his first major commissions building churches for them. These were in the Gothic Revival architecture style, including two in Lancashire , St Matthew, Campfield, Manchester (1821–22), and All Saints' Church, Whitefield (or Stand) (1822–25). Barry designed three churches for
4028-874: The House of Lords in sequence are the Prince's Chamber, Royal Gallery, and Queen's Robing Room. To the north-west of the Queen's Robing Chamber is the Norman Porch, to the west of which the Royal Staircase leads down to the Royal Entrance located immediately beneath the Victoria Tower. East of the Central Lobby is the East Corridor leading to the Lower Waiting Hall, to the east of which is the Members Dining Room located in
4134-672: The Ionic portico from the earlier building (1806–13) designed by George Dance the Younger , the building has been further extended (1887–88) and (1937). In 1837, he won the competition to design the Reform Club , Pall Mall, London, which is one of his finest Italianate public buildings, notable for its double height central saloon with glazed roof. His favourite building in Rome, the Farnese Palace, influenced
4240-1163: The Middle East, the major sites and cities visited were Jaffa , the Dead Sea , Jerusalem , including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , then Bethlehem , Baalbek , Jerash , Beirut , Damascus and Palmyra , then on to Homs . On 18 June 1819, Barry parted from Baillie at Tripoli, Lebanon . Over this time, Barry created more than 500 sketches. Barry then travelled on to Cyprus , Rhodes , Halicarnassus , Ephesus and Smyrna from where he sailed on 16 August 1819 for Malta . Barry then sailed from Malta to Syracuse, Sicily , then Italy and back through France. His travels in Italy exposed him to Renaissance architecture and after arriving in Rome in January 1820, he met architect John Lewis Wolfe , who inspired Barry himself to become an architect. Their friendship continued until Barry died. The building that inspired Barry's admiration for Italian architecture
4346-557: The Palace of Westminster, this was the Government Offices, this vast building would have covered the area stretching from horse Guards Parade across Downing Street and the sites of the future Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the HM Treasury on Whitehall up to Parliament Square . It would have had a vast glass-roofed hall, 320 by 150 feet, at the centre of the building. The plan was to house all government departments apart from
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4452-587: The Thames, a vast Hotel where Charing Cross railway station was later built, the enlargement of the National Gallery (Barry's son Edward would later extend the Gallery) and new buildings around Trafalgar Square and along the new embankments and the recently created Victoria Street. There were also several new roads proposed on both sides of the Thames. The largest of the proposed buildings would have been even larger than
4558-468: The building that escaped destruction, most notably Westminster Hall , the adjoining double-storey cloisters of St Stephen's court and the crypt of St Stephen's Chapel . Barry's design was parallel to the River Thames , but the surviving buildings were at a slight angle to the river, so Barry had to incorporate the awkwardly different axes into the design. Although the design included most of the elements of
4664-419: The building. This involved inserting a great arch with a grand staircase at the southern end of Westminster hall, which leads to the first floor where the major rooms are located. To the east of St. Stephens porch is St. Stephen's Hall, built on the surviving undercroft of St. Stephen's Chapel. To the east of this the octagonal Central Lobby (above which is the central tower), the centre of the building. North of
4770-573: The buildings in it are of the 18th century or later. The late 20th Century and early 21st Century saw Hurstpierpoint expanding greatly with new homes built north, east and west of the village. Hurstpierpoint hosts the Hurst Festival which takes place every summer and has an active Scouts and Guides Groups. Established in 1962, the Hurstpierpoint Society is a village organization with over 1,300 members, dedicated to enhancing and safeguarding
4876-524: The civil parish had a population of 5355. On 1 April 2000 the parish was abolished to form "Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common", part also went to Albourne and Burgess Hill. The greensand ridge from Hurstpierpoint to Ditchling, is tracked by both the modern B2116 road, and the Roman Greensand Way whose camber is still visible at Randolphs Farm ( TQ 278 158 ) and at Danny's Sandy Field ( TQ 288 156 ). Despite being sandwiched between Hassocks and
4982-516: The commission in January 1836 to design the new Palace of Westminster. His collaboration with Pugin, who designed furniture, stained glass, sculpture, wallpaper, decorative floor tiles and mosaic work, was not renewed until June 1844, and then continued until Pugin's mental breakdown and death in 1852. The Tudor Gothic architectural style was chosen to complement the Henry VII Lady Chapel opposite. The design had to incorporate those parts of
5088-618: The competition for the design of Birmingham Town Hall , the design was based on an Ancient Greek temple of the Doric order, but it failed to win the competition. The marked preference for Italian architecture, which he acquired during his travels showed itself in various important undertakings of his earlier years, the first significant example being the Travellers Club , in Pall Mall , built in 1832, as with all his urban commissions in this style
5194-417: The cortège formed at Vauxhall Bridge , there were eight pall-bearers : Sir Charles Eastlake ; William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple ; George Parker Bidder ; Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet ; Alexander Beresford Hope ; The Dean of St. Paul's Henry Hart Milman ; Charles Robert Cockerell and Sir William Tite . There were several hundred mourners at the funeral service, including his five sons, (it
5300-626: The council since 2006 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: Four of the five independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group", which forms the council's administration with the Liberal Democrats. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 27 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The district straddles three parliamentary constituencies; most of
5406-442: The country, he preferred the bustle and society of the city. He was an early riser, usually between four and six o'clock in the morning; he only needed four or five hours sleep. He preferred to do his thinking and designing in the morning, but was happy to have company while at work, liking to read to or join in conversation. He had a dislike of public display, considering it hollow and lacking in conviction. His general disposition
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#17328552075965512-468: The day are the family fun run and the tug-o-war where the local pubs battle it out for a barrel of beer. In 2007 and 2008 it was won by the White Horse of Albourne Road. The fair is home to Harris fun fair and usually has a chair-o-plane amongst its rides as well as different stalls such as a coconut shy. Charities and businesses from around the area place stalls, tombolas and raffles around the centre, and on
5618-745: The death of his father, Barry inherited a sum of money that allowed him, after coming of age , to undertake an extensive Grand Tour around the Mediterranean and Middle East , from 28 June 1817 to August 1820. He visited France and, while in Paris, spent several days at the Musée du Louvre . In Rome, he sketched antiquities, sculptures and paintings at the Vatican Museums and other galleries, before carrying on to Naples , Pompeii , Bari and then Corfu . While in Italy, Barry met Charles Lock Eastlake , an architect, William Kinnaird and Francis Johnson (later
5724-705: The design was astylar . He designed the Gothic King Edward's School , New Street, Birmingham (1833–37), demolished 1936, it was during the erection of the school that Barry first met Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin , he helped Barry design the interiors of the building. His last work in Manchester was the Italianate Manchester Athenaeum (1837–39), this is now part of Manchester Art Gallery. From 1835–37, he rebuilt Royal College of Surgeons of England , in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Westminster, he preserved
5830-555: The design. A major focus of his career was the remodelling of older country houses . His first major commission was the transformation of Henry Holland 's Trentham Hall in Staffordshire , between 1834 and 1840. It was remodelled in the Italianate style with a large tower (a feature Barry often included in his country houses). Barry also designed the Italianate gardens, with parterres and fountains. Largely demolished in 1912, only
5936-425: The dining room being entirely by Barry, and he created the formal terraces and parterres surrounding the house. Between 1844 and 1848, Barry remodelled Dunrobin Castle , Sutherland , Scotland, in Scots Baronial Style , for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland for whom he had remodelled Trentham Hall. Due to a fire in the early 20th century, little of Barry's interiors survive at Dunrobin, but
6042-501: The district is in the Mid Sussex constituency , but north-western parts of the district are in the Horsham constituency and southern parts of the district are in the Arundel and South Downs constituency . The council is based at Oaklands, in Haywards Heath , which was originally a large Victorian house and had served as the headquarters of the old Cuckfield Urban District Council (which had included Haywards Heath) since 1934. The building has been substantially extended. The district
6148-406: The drive to the House, but are now gone as a result of Dutch elm disease . Danny Lake and Pondtail Wood ( TQ 288 153 ) that embraces it have been restored in recent times. The wood has bluebells , anemones and primroses. The Herrings Stream is a tributary of the eastern River Adur and runs to the north of Hurstpierpoint. Walking from Cobb's Mill ( TQ 274 189 ) east to Eylesford Bridge (on
6254-441: The elements and at serious risk after its roof was removed in late 2005, the building was converted to private apartments in 2014–17. His final church for the Commissioners' was the Gothic St Peter's Church, Brighton (1824–28), which he won in a design competition on 4 August 1823 and was his first building to win acclaim. The next church he designed was St Andrew's Hove , East Sussex, in Waterloo Street, Brunswick, (1827–28);
6360-410: The ever growing Burgess Hill to the east and the London to Brighton A23 road to the west, Hurstpierpoint is in an attractive setting. To the south are the South Downs and the impressive Wolstonbury Hill . Between the village and the Hill is Danny Park and the Danny Woods. To the north of Hurstpierpoint is a waterland geography which is centred around the Herrings Stream. There are five churches in
6466-455: The exterior being re-clad in stone. The interiors were also Barry's work. Highclere Castle , Hampshire, with its large tower, was remodelled between about 1842 and 1850, in Elizabethan style , for Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon . The building was completely altered externally, with the plain Georgian structure being virtually rebuilt. However, little of the interior is by Barry, because his patron died in 1849 and Thomas Allom completed
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#17328552075966572-410: The facade of Pentonville prison, that was designed by Joshua Jebb , he added a stuccoed Italianate pilastered frontage to Caledonian Road. The (Old) Treasury (Now Cabinet Office ) Whitehall by John Soane , built (1824–26) was virtually rebuilt by Barry (1844–47). It consists of 23 bays with a giant Corinthian order over a rusticated ground floor, the five bays at each end project slightly from
6678-411: The facade. Bridgewater House, Westminster , London (1845–64) for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere , in a grand Italianate style. The structure was complete by 1848, but interior decoration was only finished by 1864. The main (south) front is 144 feet long, of nine bays in more massive version of his earlier Reform Club, the garden (west) front is of seven bays. The interiors are intact apart from
6784-408: The finished building, including the two towers at either end of the building, it would undergo significant redesign. The winning design was only about 650 feet (200 m) in length, about two-thirds the size of the finished building. The central lobby and tower were later additions, as was the extensive royal suite at the southern end of the building. The amended design on which construction commenced
6890-445: The floors and extensively in the internal structures of both the clock tower and Victoria tower. Barry and his engineer Alfred Meeson were responsible for designing scaffolding , hoists and cranes used in the construction. One of their most innovative developments was the scaffolding used to construct the three main towers. For the central tower they designed an inner rotating scaffold, surrounded by timber centring to support
6996-459: The gardens, with their fountains and parterres, are also by Barry. Canford Manor , Dorset, was extended in a Tudor Gothic style between 1848 and 1852, including a large entrance tower. The most unusual interior is the Nineveh porch, built to house Assyrian sculptures from the eponymous palace, decorated with Assyrian motifs. James Paine 's Shrubland Park was remodelled between 1849 and 1854, including an Italianate tower and entrance porch,
7102-491: The greensand ridge, for the sunny south side is partially on the Lower Greensand which is an area that early farmers would have settled for the fertile ground, for example at Wanbarrow, Washbrooks, Tott Farm and Bedlam Street. The second source is de Pierpoint family who were early owners of the property. Throughout the centuries there have been several variants on the Hurstpierpoint name e.g. Herst (11th century); Herstperpunt (14th century); Perpondesherst (15th century). In 1971
7208-562: The historic county. All of the areas which made up Mid Sussex were in East Sussex prior to 1974; as part of the reforms that year they were transferred to West Sussex . The change of county was not without controversy; the government's rationale for the change was that it brought the projected major economic area centred on Crawley and Gatwick Airport under the supervision of one county council. Mid Sussex District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by West Sussex County Council . The whole district
7314-403: The house. Little of Barry's interior design survived later remodelling. Barry remodelled Trafalgar Square (1840–45) he designed the north terrace with the steps at either end, and the sloping walls on the east and west of the square, the two fountain basins are also to Barry's design, although Edwin Lutyens re-designed the actual fountains (1939). Barry was commissioned to design (1840–42)
7420-426: The inaugural meeting of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 3 December 1834 he became a fellow of the R.I.B.A. and later served as vice-president of the institute, in 1859 he turned down the Presidency of the R.I.B.A. In 1845 he awarded the commission in the competition for New College, Edinburgh to William Henry Playfair . Barry also served on the Royal Commission (learned committee) developing plans for
7526-806: The juries of the Exposition Universelle . Barry was an active fellow of the Royal Academy , and he was involved in revising the architectural curriculum in 1856. In 1858 Barry was appointed to the St. Paul's Committee, whose function was to oversee the maintenance of the Special Evening Service in St Paul's Cathedral and carry out redecoration of the cathedral. Several architects received their training in Barry's office, including: John Hayward , John Gibson , George Somers Leigh Clarke , J. A. Chatwin and his sons Charles Barry and Edward Middleton Barry. Additionally Barry had several assistants who worked for him at various times, including Robert Richardson Banks , Thomas Allom , Peter Kerr and Ingress Bell . Barry disliked being away from London. Not liking life in
7632-665: The land in a giant parish. Before the Norman Conquest it was owned by Earl Godwin . The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. After the Conquest, it was held by the de Pierpoints for many centuries. There were twin Parks at Hurstpierpoint through the later Middle Ages, Little Park north of the Greensand ridge and Danny, or Great Park ( TQ 285 152 ) to its south. Danny Park
7738-463: The leats no longer function, but can still be made out. East of Ruckford Mill there is a wooded lily pond ( TQ 296 179 ) with clear water and much hornwort and curled pondweed . Between Ruckford Mill and Locks Manor are two well managed archaic flower meadows, e.g. ( TQ 293 180 ). Between Danworth and Kent's Farms the river meanders, and in some places little brook meadows survive. At other points they have been incorporated into larger fields. On
7844-472: The masonry vault of the Central Lobby, that spans 57 feet 2 inches (17.42 m), and an external timber tower. A portable steam engine was used to lift stone and brick to the upper parts of the tower. When it came to building the Victoria and Clock towers, it was decided to dispense with external scaffolding and lift building materials up through the towers by an internal scaffolding that travelled up
7950-478: The north chapel was added, in 1874 the south chapel and the north transept has been fitted up as a chapel in memory of those who died in the War of 1914–18. A number of funeral monuments and fittings were preserved from the old church. The font is probably from the 13th century, but the heavy round bowl has been reworked and painted. In the east window of the south chapel are set fifteen medallions of German or Flemish glass of
8056-471: The north wing which was bombed in The Blitz . The main interior is the central Saloon, a roofed courtyard of two storeys, of three by five bays of arches on each floor, the walls are lined with scagliola , the coved ceiling is glazed and the centre has three glazed saucer domes. The decoration of the major rooms is not the work of Barry. The last major commission of Barry's was Halifax Town Hall (1859–62), in
8162-1003: The northeastern edge of Hurstpierpoint there are still two ancient woods. Tilley's Copse ( TQ 283 173 ) is a bluebell wood, with crab apple , wych elm , gean , midland thorn and hornbeam . The Wilderness, just to the south ( TQ 279 169 ), is a damper place. On the Gault Clay, south of Hurstpierpoint and Hassocks, are a cluster of ancient woods centred on the Elizabethan mansion of Danny, which have mostly escaped coniferisation and heavy recreational damage. They are damp places, with lovely spring wildflower displays. Stalkers ( TQ 272 149 ), Randolph's Copse ( TQ 274 145 ) and Foxhole Shaw ( TQ 279 145 ) are rich and interesting at all times of year. Twenty ancient woodland flowers have been counted in Randolph's Copse, including lesser butterfly and early purple orchids, ransoms and guelder rose . There
8268-526: The other side is the beer tent and pig roast. Hurstpierpoint is the home of Hurstpierpoint F.C., who play in the Mid Sussex Football League . The club was formed in 1886, originally playing in the grounds of Danny House. The side is known for signing Premier League record appearance holder and former Aston Villa , Manchester City , Everton and West Bromwich Albion defensive midfielder Gareth Barry in July 2024. Hurstpierpoint Colts FC
8374-566: The plan of the building is in line with Georgian architecture , though stylistically the Italianate style was used, the only classical church Barry designed that was actually built. The Gothic Hurstpierpoint church (1843–45), with its tower and spire , unlike his earlier churches was much closer to the Cambridge Camden Society 's approach to church design. According to his son Alfred, Barry later disowned these early church designs of
8480-454: The practical details of building and machinery...", would make increasing demands that affected the building's design, leading to delays in construction. By 1845, Barry was refusing to communicate with Reid except in writing. A direct result of Reid's demands was the addition of the Central Tower, designed to act as a giant chimney to draw fresh air through the building. The House of Lords
8586-695: The profession, Charles Edward Barry (1855–1937) architect and assistant to his father, and his brother Lt Col Arthur John Barry CBE, TD, MICE (1859–1943), civil engineer and architect, son of Charles Barry Jr. and pupil and later partner of Sir John Wolfe-Barry . He was the author of Railway Expansion in China and the Influence of Foreign Powers in Its Development (London, 1910) and is noted for significant infrastructure projects in India , China, Thailand and Egypt . He
8692-659: The rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament ) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings. He also developed
8798-505: The seat of the Earl of Orkney from 1696 till 1824. Barry's remodelling was again on behalf of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland . After the previous building was burnt down (1850–51), Barry built a new central block in the Italianate Style, rising to three floors, the lowest of which have arch headed windows, and the upper two floors have giant Ionic pilasters . He also designed the parterres below
8904-399: The small town of Padiham , in the borough of Burnley , Lancashire. It was originally a pele tower , built in the 14th century as a defence against the invading Scots. Around 1600, a Jacobean mansion had been dovetailed around the pele, but today's hall is re-design of the house, using the original Elizabethan style. Barry's last major remodelling work was Cliveden House , which had been
9010-440: The structure as it was built. The scaffold and cranes were powered by steam engines. Work on the actual building began with the laying of a foundation stone on 27 April 1840 by Barry's wife Sarah, near the north-east corner of the building. A major problem for Barry came with the appointment on 1 April 1840 of the ventilation expert Dr David Boswell Reid . Reid, whom Barry said was "...not profess to be thoroughly acquainted with
9116-585: The tower, made alterations to the gardens, and designed the Italianate entrance lodge. For the same client, he designed the Lansdowne Monument in 1845. Walton House in Walton-on-Thames followed in 1835–39. Again Barry used the Italianate style, with a three-storey tower over the entrance porte-cochère (which was demolished 1973). Then, from 1835 to 1838, he remodelled Sir Roger Pratt 's Kingston Lacy , with
9222-594: The very centre of the east front. To the north of the Members Dining Room lies the House of Commons Library , and at the northern end of the east front is the projecting Speaker's House, home of the Speaker of the House of Commons . To the south of the Members Dining Room lies various committee rooms followed by House of Lords Library . Projecting from the southern end of the facade is the Lord Chancellor's House, home of The Lord Chancellor . Although Parliament gave Barry
9328-454: The village surroundings and examining local planning proposals. The village is built on a sandstone ridge, 145 feet (44 m) above sea level, running east and west across the parish, on the road from Lewes to Albourne . This is crossed in the centre of the village by Cuckfield Road which goes north to Cuckfield . Hurstpierpoint is located close to the A23 . The Hurstpierpoint manor held all
9434-507: The village which are St George's (not in use), Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church, Hurstpierpoint Good News Church and St Luke's Roman Catholic Church, which was closed in December 2019 and the Holy Trinity parish church. The parish church was a Norman church, but was largely rebuilt from the designs of Sir Charles Barry in 1843–5, who was famous for designing the Houses of Parliament . In 1854,
9540-530: The village. Likewise, Brighton & Hove Albion centre back and captain Lewis Dunk has lived in Hurstpierpoint since 2016. The village was home to the geologist and authority on mollusca Robert Ashington Bullen (1850–1912) for a period. William Walcot RE (1874–1943), architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as a practitioner of refined Art Nouveau in Moscow, committed suicide at Hurstpierpoint. Haydn Gwynne
9646-481: The west doorway has about 150 inlaid slip tiles from the late 13th or early 14th century, which are suffering from wear. Danny House ( TQ 284 148 ) is an extravagant Elizabethan building. It is built of warm brick with a sunny Queen Anne south face and an E-faced eastern front with mullioned stone windows rising to the full height of the building and flooding the Great Hall behind in morning light. Elms once lined
9752-587: The work in 1861. At Duncombe Park , Yorkshire, Barry designed new wings, which were added between in 1843 and 1846 in the English Baroque style of the main block. At Harewood House he remodelled the John Carr exterior between 1843 and 1850, adding an extra floor to the end pavilions, and replacing the portico on the south front with Corinthian pilasters. Some of the Robert Adam interiors were remodelled, with
9858-613: Was sanguine , though he had a quick temper. He preferred science to literature, he frequently attended the Friday night lectures held at the Royal Institution . Barry was engaged to Sarah Rowsell (1798–1882) in 1817, they married on 7 December 1822 and had seven children together. Four of Sir Charles Barry's five sons followed in his career footsteps. Eldest son Charles Barry (junior) (1823–1900) designed Dulwich College and park in south London and rebuilt Burlington House (home of
9964-615: Was against custom for women to attend, so neither his widow or daughters were present), his friend Mr Wolfe, numerous members of the House of Commons and Lords, attended, several who were his former clients, about 150 members of the R.I.B.A., including: Decimus Burton , Thomas Leverton Donaldson , Benjamin Ferrey , Charles Fowler , George Godwin , Owen Jones , Henry Edward Kendall , John Norton , Joseph Paxton , James Pennethorne , Anthony Salvin , Sydney Smirke , Lewis Vulliamy , Matthew Digby Wyatt and Thomas Henry Wyatt . Various members of
10070-483: Was approximately the same size as the finished building, although both the Victoria Tower and Clock Tower were considerably taller in the finished building, and the Central Tower was not yet part of the design. Before construction could commence, the site had to be embanked and cleared of the remains of the previous buildings, and various sewers needed to be diverted. On 1 September 1837, work started on building
10176-460: Was born on 21 March 1957 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, to Rosamond (née Dobson) and Guy Thomas Haydn Gwynne (1915–1994).[1] Stand-up comedian and presenter Glenn Moore grew up in the village. Journalist Emily Morgan lived in the village. Mid Sussex District Mid Sussex is a local government district in West Sussex , England. The largest town is Haywards Heath , where the council
10282-470: Was completed in April 1847 in the form of a double cube measuring 90 ft × 45 ft × 45 ft (27 m × 14 m × 14 m). The House of Commons was finished in 1852, where later Barry would be created a Knight Bachelor . The Elizabeth Tower , which houses the great clock and bells including Big Ben , is 316 feet (96 m) tall and was completed in 1858. The Victoria Tower
10388-553: Was found to consist of quicksand , necessitating the use of piles . The stone selected for the exterior of the building was quarried at Anston in Yorkshire, with the core of the walls being laid in brick. To make the building as fire-proof as possible, wood was only used decoratively, rather than structurally, and extensive use was made of cast iron . The roofs of the building consist of cast iron girders covered by sheets of iron, cast iron beams were also used as joists to support
10494-493: Was his General Scheme of Metropolitan Improvements, that were exhibited in 1857. This comprehensive scheme was for the redevelopment of much of Whitehall , Horse Guards Parade , the embankment of the River Thames on both sides of the river in the areas to the north and south of the Palace of Westminster, this would eventual be partially realised as the Victoria Embankment and Albert Embankment , three new bridges across
10600-474: Was let out to residents on either public or private shared ownership schemes, close to the national average. These figures are those of the 2011 census. In terms of television, Mid Sussex is served by BBC South East and ITV Meridian with television signals received from the Heathfield TV transmitter. Northern parts of the district around East Grinstead can also receive BBC London and ITV London from
10706-451: Was made by enclosing existing woodland in the early 13th century. It remained a special place right up until the 1970s, particularly for its many ancient elms , which formed an avenue northwards from the house. The name "Hurstpierpoint" derives from two sources. The first source is 'Hurst', the Saxon name for a wooded hill. The hill woodland is likely to have been on the shadier, northern side of
10812-525: Was never completed; it would have enclosed New Palace Yard as an internal courtyard, and the clock tower would have been in the north-east corner, with a great gateway in the north-west corner surmounted by the Albert Tower, continuing south along the west front of Westminster Hall. Barry was appointed architect to the Dulwich College estate in 1830, an appointment that last until 1858. Barry attended
10918-539: Was the Palazzo Farnese . Over the following months, he and Wolfe together studied the architecture of Vicenza , Venice, Verona and Florence , where the Palazzo Strozzi greatly impressed him. While in Rome he had met Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne , through whom he met Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland , and his wife, Elizabeth Fox, Baroness Holland . Their London home, Holland House ,
11024-713: Was the centre of the Whig Party . Barry remained a lifelong supporter of the Liberal Party , the successor to the Whig Party. Barry was invited to the gatherings at the house, and there met many of the prominent members of the group; this led to many of his subsequent commissions. Barry set up his home and office in Ely Place in 1821. In 1827 he moved to 27 Foley Place, then in 1842 he moved to 32 Great George Street and finally to The Elms, Clapham Common. Now 29 Clapham Common Northside,
11130-631: Was the final generation of the Barry architectural and engineering dynasty. From onward 1837 Barry suffered from sudden bouts of illness, one of the most severe being in 1858. On 12 May 1860 after an afternoon at the Crystal Palace with Lady Barry, at his home The Elms , Clapham Common , he was seized at eleven o'clock at night with difficulty in breathing and was in pain from a heart attack and died shortly after. His funeral and interment took place at one o'clock on 22 May in Westminster Abbey ,
11236-715: Was the first Anglican bishop of East Africa. A notable local resident was Jimmy Hill , former Match of the Day presenter and football player, manager and chairman, who was generous of his time for local events, clubs and societies until his death on 19 December 2015 aged 87. Greta Scacchi also lived in the village until 2011 when a dispute with a neighbour led her to leave. The agricultural chemist Sir John Saint (1898–1987) lived at Selwyn in St George's Lane. The Olympic runner Frank Salvat also lived there until his death in 2013, and Brighton & Hove Albion winger Kazenga LuaLua lived in
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