This is one of the most photographed properties belonging to the National Trust. On a good sunny day the reflections in the lake give a perfect picture. This day was a little overcast, but nonetheless good images were possible.
The earliest record of occupancy on the land dates from 1137, and the oldest parts of the Old Castle were built in 1378 by Roger de Ashburnham.
Edward Hussey I purchased the Scotney estate in 1778. The Hussey family originally came from Worcestershire and moved to this area in the early 18th century. They made their money from the iron industry and continued their interest in this by working with local Sussex forges.
In the 1830s Edward's grandson, Edward Hussey III, transformed the estate. He hired architect Anthony Salvin to build a new house at the top of the hill overlooking the valley. Edward Hussey III had the imagination to transform the Old Castle into a ruin to act as the focus of his new landscape garden.
As a result of his vision, Scotney Castle is now celebrated as one of the most significant survivals of a complete Picturesque landscape. Edward and his wife Henrietta had six children who all enjoyed growing up in this idyllic setting.
Edward Windsor Hussey (known as Edwy) took over the running of the estate when his father died in 1894. He lived here with his wife Rosamond during both World Wars, hosting evacuees from the Kings’ School in Rochester in 1939.
Edwy’s nephew, Christopher Hussey, took ownership of the house in 1952. He was very aware of the decline of the country house in England after the Second World War and acted to secure the future of the estate by creating six flats in the house to improve its longevity as a home and provide income.
Christopher bequeathed Scotney Castle and its collection to the National Trust in 1970. The house remained the home of his widow, Betty Hussey, until June 2007 when it was first opened to visitors.
(Source: National Trust Scotney Castle website)
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This is one of the most photographed properties belonging to the National Trust. On a good sunny day the reflections in the lake give a perfect picture. This day was a little overcast, but nonetheless good images were possible.
The earliest record of occupancy on the land dates from 1137, and the oldest parts of the Old Castle were built in 1378 by Roger de Ashburnham.
Edward Hussey I purchased the Scotney estate in 1778. The Hussey family originally came from Worcestershire and moved to this area in the early 18th century. They made their money from the iron industry and continued their interest in this by working with local Sussex forges.
In the 1830s Edward's grandson, Edward Hussey III, transformed the estate. He hired architect Anthony Salvin to build a new house at the top of the hill overlooking the valley. Edward Hussey III had the imagination to transform the Old Castle into a ruin to act as the focus of his new landscape garden.
As a result of his vision, Scotney Castle is now celebrated as one of the most significant survivals of a complete Picturesque landscape. Edward and his wife Henrietta had six children who all enjoyed growing up in this idyllic setting.
Edward Windsor Hussey (known as Edwy) took over the running of the estate when his father died in 1894. He lived here with his wife Rosamond during both World Wars, hosting evacuees from the Kings’ School in Rochester in 1939.
Edwy’s nephew, Christopher Hussey, took ownership of the house in 1952. He was very aware of the decline of the country house in England after the Second World War and acted to secure the future of the estate by creating six flats in the house to improve its longevity as a home and provide income.
Christopher bequeathed Scotney Castle and its collection to the National Trust in 1970. The house remained the home of his widow, Betty Hussey, until June 2007 when it was first opened to visitors.
(Source: National Trust Scotney Castle website)
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