East Sutton Park

East Sutton Park is a country house, now used as a prison and borstal. The core of the building dates back to approximately 1570, with an 18th-century addition, and significant alterations and extensions were undertaken in the mid-19th century, likely in the late 1830s, by C.J. Richardson. It was restored in the 1980s. The house is constructed of red brick in English bond, with a plain tile roof. It has an H-shaped plan, with a long wing projecting forward to the right, connecting to the main range at a corner. The building stands on a coursed galletted stone plinth, with a moulded strong course running along the right wing. Brick copings and parapets are present on each short projecting bay of the south front, on the central two-storey porch, and on gables, each formerly topped with a cut brick finial, all of which were rebuilt during the 1980s. The west front features three gables with kneelers and intermediate gables, while the south end of the long right wing has a single gable, also with cut brick finials, rebuilt in the 1980s. Various groups of corbelled brick stacks are visible, some with fillets and others octagonal. The fenestration consists primarily of 19th and 20th-century mullioned and transomed windows. Each gable, except for the porch where a two-light window is found, has a three-light ovolo-moulded mullioned window. The outer bays feature six-light mullioned and transomed windows. A cross window is located in the porch, with a further cross window on each side. The west front of the long right wing has six cross windows. A half-glazed door leads to the porch, approached by three steps, and features a 19th-century panelled architrave. Early 17th-century castellated rainwater heads are also present. A two-storey canted bay from the 18th century is located to the left, built in a similar style using chequered red and grey brick. Mid-19th-century additions extend to the rear and to service ranges on the east side, also in a matching style. The interior includes a hall screen with giant pilasters and an enriched frieze, dated 1570. A four-centred arched stone fireplace, with carved spandrels and a wooden overmantel bearing the date 1837, is found in the hall. A similar 16th-century fireplace is located in a room to the west of the hall. 19th-century features include a ceiling, screen, doorcase, and fireplaces in the Music Room; a plaster ceiling and stone fireplace in the Dining Room; a fireplace and overmantel, staircase, and armorial glass in the stair window. The house was owned by Sir Robert Filmer, author of "Patriarcha", from 1629 to 1653.