The house from an 1879 lithograph that appeared in "A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex"
Earlier Houses: There was a medieval manor house on the site of the current house.
House & Family History: Barnham is an unusual house—a cross between Kew Palace and Broome Park, Kent. The house, together with six acres, was listed for sale in 2022 for £4.5 million.
Comments: Pevsner called Barnham "the best of its date in the county."
Garden & Outbuildings: The house features Anglo-Dutch gardens.
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Thomas Musgrave, 17th century. John Page, mid-18th century. George White, late 18th century. Sir George Thomas, 3rd Bt., early 19th century. Charles Crosbie, mid-19th century. Richard Cosens, late 19th century. William Forse, early 20th century; Forse family here until 1993.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No