Ockenden Manor

Ockenden Manor is a complex manor house, later adapted as a hotel, with building phases dating to the late 16th century, early 17th century, and 1858. The original core is a late 16th-century timber-framed building with roughcast infill, set on a sandstone base. A south wing was added in 1608 of ashlar sandstone, and a west wing in 1858, also of ashlar sandstone. The roofs are covered with Horsham slabs. The original L-shaped section of the house is two storeys high with attics; it has five windows, some roughcast and some timber-framed with painted brick infill. Three gables are present – two small and one large central gable with moulded bressummers and bargeboards, partly renewed. A two-storey porch with an overhanging first floor and brick infill to the framing stands before the central gable, topped with a gable containing a small window. The windows are renewed casements. Two large brick chimney stacks, cross-shaped, are prominent. The south wing of 1608 features a gable front with kneelers topped by ball finials, and a moulded string course above each floor, along with a casement window with stone mullions and transoms. A four-centred arched doorway is also present, alongside a massive chimney breast on the south wall built of stone with multiple brick shafts. The roughcast wing of 1858 is less prominent.

Inside, the original section retains a through-purlin Queen post roof and a 17th-century stairwell with moulded finials to the newel post. A three-plank door with butterfly hinges leads to the stairwell, alongside winder staircases. The restaurant features elaborate early 17th-century panelling, an 11-panelled door, a stone four-centred fireplace with the letter 'B', Victorian pilasters, ovolo moulding, a plaster ceiling, and heraldic windows. The Ninian Lounge is panelled throughout, with a four-centred stone fireplace displaying elaborate stops. The Bar also has a four-centred fireplace with elaborate stops, a panelled mantelpiece with pilasters, and a six-panelled door. The Hall features chamfered spine beams with elaborate stops. The Raymond Room has early 17th-century panelling, H-hinges, a stone fireplace, and a pilastered wooden mantelpiece. The Elizabeth Room has a four-centred sandstone fireplace and a six-panelled door with Cock's head hinges. The Master Room is fully panelled with three doors again featuring Cock's head hinges, a four-centred arched fireplace with elaborate stops, and the Timothy Room has early 17th-century panelling. The house was formerly the seat of the Burrell family.