The Towers

This is an 1840s house built in the Italianate style and originally named 'The Campanile'. The two-storey building is stuccoed, with a rusticated ground floor, and has a mansard roof covered in slate. A three-storey tower extends to the rear, featuring a glazed wooden belvedere with a hipped roof at its top, which gave the house its original name. An octagonal clock turret projects forward. The building is finished with a parapet and a moulded eaves cornice, and a balustraded band sits above the ground floor. Windows are a mix of sash windows with only vertical glazing bars, an oriel window, and a ground floor canted bay. Some windows are in the Venetian style, featuring three round-headed arches separated by columns. A round-headed doorcase provides access.

The interior is remarkably complete and well-preserved for the period, featuring a hall floored in Carrara marble and containing an inset depicting the "dog of Pompeii." Elaborate plastered over mantels and cornices are present, along with a painted ceiling decorated with putti, monochrome panels, and portraits. Other ground floor rooms include a white marble fireplace adorned with carved fruit and flowers, an oak-panelled study with carvings and a Wedgwood plaque in the ceiling, and a carved door, likely 17th century, depicting the story of Diogenes and a mythological scene. The door was presented to the owner by the Swedish soprano Jenny Lind during her stay while visiting Hastings. A staircase of Carrara marble has a mahogany handrail and brass banisters. One first-floor bedroom has a large, ornamental gilded and painted fireplace, about 8 feet high and 6 feet wide. Another room features a painted ceiling and walls depicting Grecian scenes in fresco. The outlook tower is decorated with frescoes showing Chinese scenes. The building is listed for its exceptional and complete interior of the period.