The house from a circa 1899 postcard
House & Family History: Paneling removed from Ashley Park is today in Aldborough Hall, Yorkshire.
Garden & Outbuildings: Stone terms from Ashley Park are today in the grounds of Buxted Park.
Architect: Edward Lovett Pearce
Date: Early 18th centuryArchitect: John Burges Watson
Date: Mid-19th centuryJohn Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 14, 1855.
John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. IV, 1821.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pgs. 745, 1027
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
Title: Sassoon: The Worlds of Philip and Sybil
Author: Stansky, Peter
Year Published: 2003
Reference: pg. 6
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300095473
Book Type: Hardback
Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Berkeley family, early 17th century. Henry Gibb, 1620s. Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey, 1629-30. Benjamin Weston, 1640s. Sir Richard Pyne, until 1709. Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, 1718-40. Colonel John Stephenson, late 18th century. Commander Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Bt. of Clea Hall, until 1807; Sir Henry Fletcher, 2nd Bt., 19th century. Sassoon David Sassoon, 1866-67; Joseph Sassoon Sassoon, 1867-1918; Sassoon Joseph Sassoon, 1918-22.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No