Historic houses · South East England
Monkton House
Monkton House — house in West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Monkton House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Designed by Edwin Lutyens. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Owned by Edward James. Wikidata describes it as: "house in West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18". Coordinates: 50.9500°, -0.8193°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Treyford to Bepton Down SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Monkton House, West Dean, West Sussex is an English country house designed in 1902 by Edwin Lutyens for William Dodge James. It was extensively remodelled for his son, Edward James, in the 1930s. Working with Christopher Nicholson and Hugh Casson, and assisted by Salvador Dalí, James constructed what has been called "the only complete Surrealist house ever created in Britain". The collection of Surrealist art and furniture which James assembled at the house, much of it by Dalí himself, was "one of the largest and most important in the world". A private residence, Monkton is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
William Dodge James (1854–1912) was the third son of Daniel James (1801–1876), an American-born businessman who had made his fortune as a founder of the trading firm Phelps Dodge and moved to Liverpool to manage the English end of the firm's operations. Willie eschewed a business career, and following a youth spent travelling, established himself as a country gentleman, purchasing the West Dean estate in 1891. In 1902 he commissioned Edwin Lutyens to design Monkton House as a shooting lodge. The house acted as a trianon to the larger property. Willie James died in 1912, and was succeeded by his son Edward, then a boy of five. Marrying, and subsequently divorcing, the dancer Tilly Losch, the…
Architecture
Monkton House has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since September 1985. Lutyens designed the building in brick, but during Edward James' renovations, this was rendered in purple stucco at the suggestion of Dalí. Of two storeys, with multiple balconies, the exterior exhibits a number of unusual, Dalí-esque features, such as the drain pipes which are supported by palm tree columns.}} Dalí produced five sofas in total, two pairs in red wool, one with black fringing, and a single in pink satin. The unfringed red pair and the single were designed for Wimpole Street, while the other red pair was placed in the dining room at Monkton House, either side of the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9500, -0.8193
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Parish
- West Dean
- Postcode
- PO18 9ND
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chichester
- Established
- 1902
Sources
- wikidata: Q26277061 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monkton House, West Dean (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monkton from the South Lutyens Houses and Gardens 1913 Page169.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monkton House?
- Monkton House is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO18 9ND), in the parish of West Dean.
- When was Monkton House built?
- Built or established in 1902. Designed by Edwin Lutyens.
- Who owns Monkton House?
- Monkton House is owned by Edward James.
- Is Monkton House a listed building?
- Monkton House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Monkton House a protected site?
- Yes — Monkton House is part of the Treyford to Bepton Down SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Monkton House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PO18 9ND. It sits within the Chichester parliamentary constituency.