Heathfield Park (Baily Park) (Bayley Park)

Old Heathfield

East Sussex

England

Circa Date: 1677 w/18th & 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: James Plummer

House & Family History: In the late 18th century Heathfield was the seat of Francis Newbery, son of the famous publisher John Newbery.
Garden & Outbuildings: In the park is Gibraltar Tower, a folly built by Francis Newbery to commemorate Lord Heathfield's successful defense of Gibraltar.
Architect: Reginald Theodore Blomfield

Date of Birth: Dec 20, 1856
Date of Death: Dec 27, 1942
Nationality: British
Notes: Blomfield was a prolific British architect, garden designer, and author of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Date: 1895
Designed: Alterations and additions for William Cleverley Alexander

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Architect: Robert Taylor

Date of Birth: 1714
Date of Death: 1788
Nationality: British
Notes: Taylor was architect to the Bank of England from 1765 until 1788.

Date: 1766
Designed: Enlarged and altered for General George Augustus Elliott

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House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: James Plummer, 17th century. Raymond Blackmore, early 18th century. General George Augustus Elliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, 1766-90. Francis Newbury, late 18th-early 19th centuries. Blunt family, 1819-90. William Cleverley Alexander, until 1916.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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