Windycroft
50°51′38″N 00°35′56″E / 50.86056°N 0.59889°E
Windycroft is a Grade II* listed house in Hastings, East Sussex, England. It was built between 1883 and 1891 for Alex and Constantine Alexander Ionides, using the land from two previous properties.
History
[edit]In 1880, art collectors Alex and Constantine Alexander Ionides bought 15 High Wickham in Hastings, East Sussex, England. In 1882, they bought 14 High Wickham.[1] Using the land from these neighbouring properties, they built Windycroft, a house for their relative Edward Dannreuther.[1] The work started in 1883,[1] and was completed in 1891.[2] The house was constructed using red brick, and had a tiled roof.[3] The balconies contained iron balustrades.[3] The house was decorated with William Morris wallpaper designs, and William Arthur Smith Benson provided the lighting for the house.[2]
In 1892, Alexander Constantine Ionides' widow Euterpe Sgouta died at Windycroft.[4][5] Edward Dannreuther lived in the house until his death in 1905.[6] In 1911, the house was badly damaged by a fire.[1] The house was sold by the Dannreuther family in 1978.[1] In 1976, the house became a Grade II* listed building.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Ionides / Dannreuther family of Windycroft, Hastings, East Sussex". The National Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b Dakers, Caroline (1999). The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society. Yale University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0300081642.
- ^ a b c "Windycroft". Historic England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". The Morning Post. 15 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deaths". The Observer. 14 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walford, Edward (January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 346.
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