Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"

[Mike in Cumbria]

Kind of think this thread has run it's course.

Caz

You reckon?

[cazza59]

Kind of think this thread has run it's course.

Caz

You reckon?

    Well I did only resurrect it by request. I thought it died a long time ago.

Have to conclude it's either been demolished or it's overseas.  The end.

Caz

[trish18]

I came across an interesting public Facebook group called Memories of Crowborough/Rotherfield. I had to do a double take when I saw a photograph with comments posted by Robert Pitts on 14th July with a photograph of the elusive No.12.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/520522518060261

The house that frustrated so many of us is Rotherhurst House, Rotherhurst Lane, Rotherfield, East Sussex.
It was the residence of the Lyle (Tate and Lyle) family during the 1960’s and 70’s.

According to https://sussexvillages.co.uk/rotherfield/
“The Rother rises here, in the cellar of a house called Rotherhurst where a spring bubbles up and begins a 30 mile journey along the Kent border to join the sea at Rye.”
It was advertised for sale in 1930 in Country Life.
A link to the sale of the property in 2009 is below, so you can see the interior. Sadly it’s now minus it’s tower.
https://shorturl.at/1jugS

Trish

[mosiefish]

WOW!  Well done finding that.  It certainly has had me puzzled for years 

Thanks for putting us all out of our misery!

[trish18]

It’s certainly been an enigma and puzzled me over the years, too! I’m amazed it’s still standing, shame it no longer has it’s tower though.

[Jool]

Noooooo    I don't believe it! 
Very very well done Trish, you are the W.A.I. star 

[trish18]

Thanks Jool    I’m glad I can erase it from my memory now! Nice house though it must take some maintaining 

[Jool]

Here's another advert for the sale of the house in 1930 showing it from the angle we are familiar with.

[trish18]

That’s a great photo Jool. I reckon Caz’s photo was taken a fair few years earlier than this one. Looks like the window frames have changed colour and the foliage on the left front of the house is more established.