Fri 11 Sep 26
Fri 11 Sep:10.00 - 16.00; Sat 12 Sep:10.00 - 16.00; Free Entry.
Fitzroy House, 10 High Street, Lewes BN7 2AD
Heritage Open Day: Discover this landmark Victorian Gothic building by Sir George Gilbert Scott, formerly the town library. Rescued from demolition in the 1970's. Fitzroy House was built in 1862 and was commissioned by Hannah Fitzroy (nee Rothschild) as a Memorial Library in honour of her deceased husband Sir Henry Fitzroy, MP for Lewes from 1837-60. Hannah was the second daughter of Nathan Rothschild, of the wealthy banking family.
Hannah chose Sir George Gilbert Scott to design what has been described as one of the best small Gothic buildings in the country. Scott was chosen by Queen Victoria to design the Albert Memorial in London in memory of her own husband, who died in 1861. Scott's most famous 'Victorian Gothic' building is probably the Midland Hotel at St Pancras, London (1865)...
