Hammerwood Park

Hammerwood Park
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Former namesHammerwood Lodge
General information
TypeEnglish country house
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Doric
Town or cityHammerwood, East Grinstead
Country United Kingdom
Construction started1792; 232 years ago (1792)
Completedc. 1795
Design and construction
Architect(s)Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764–1820)
Hammerwood Park is located in East Sussex
Hammerwood Park
Location of Hammerwood Park in East Sussex
Coordinates51°07′52″N 0°03′34″E / 51.1312°N 0.0595°E / 51.1312; 0.0595
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated26 November 1952; 71 years ago (1952-11-26)
Reference no.1191730
TypeGrade II
Designated25 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-25)
Reference no.1000306

Hammerwood Park is a country house in Hammerwood, near East Grinstead, in East Sussex, England. It is a Grade I listed building. One of the first houses in England to be built in the Greek Revival architectural style, it was built in 1792 as the first independent work of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a 'demonstration of primeval force', the house was owned by Led Zeppelin from 1973 until 1982.[1]

  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). Nairn, Ian (ed.). Sussex (2001 ed.). London: Penguin Books. pp. 62, 515–516. ISBN 9780300096774.