Norton House
Norton House was a tea room and gift shop for over forty years, having been restored by John and Jean Sinclair-Young in 1968. It stands on the east side of the High Street, next to Richwards and the Sussex Building Company. In 2015, the owners decided to retire and the contents of the shop were gradually sold. When all the gifts were sold, it returned it to its origins as a private house. In 1890 and 1901 the house was lived in by a Miss Susannah Longley and her sister Elizabeth, who ran a private school there. A newspaper advertisement from the classified section of the Times, page 14, August 11th, 1885, reads:
FINISHING GOVERNESS. - A thoroughly conscientious lady desires a RE-ENGAGEMENT. She can offer unexceptionable references as to capabilities of teaching and training her pupils. Thorough English, Parisian French, German, Italian, Latin, music, and drawing. Address Miss Longley, Norton-house, Henfield, Sussex, no agents.
The building's origins date from the early 1690s and farmer John Norton. Although the Grade II listing gives it as early 19th century the façade is certainly Georgian. The listing reads:
Two storeys. Four windows. Painted brick. Half-hipped slate roof. Glazing bars intact. Trellised wooden porch containing doorway with door of six fielded panels.
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Norton House 1: A typical photograph from the 1990s.
Norton House 2: Photographed in 2005.
Norton House 3, 4: Photos from 2007.
Norton House 5: Taken in 2013.
Norton House 6: Photographed in August 2015.
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Norton House: A black & white photo from perhaps the 1920s.
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Norton House: A photograph on a cold, bright morning in February 2016.
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Norton House garden: A snap of the garden in mid-April 2017.
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Norton House 1 & 2: Two photos of the garden in full bloom, taken in early July 2017.
FINISHING GOVERNESS. - A thoroughly conscientious lady desires a RE-ENGAGEMENT. She can offer unexceptionable references as to capabilities of teaching and training her pupils. Thorough English, Parisian French, German, Italian, Latin, music, and drawing. Address Miss Longley, Norton-house, Henfield, Sussex, no agents.
The building's origins date from the early 1690s and farmer John Norton. Although the Grade II listing gives it as early 19th century the façade is certainly Georgian. The listing reads:
Two storeys. Four windows. Painted brick. Half-hipped slate roof. Glazing bars intact. Trellised wooden porch containing doorway with door of six fielded panels.
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Norton House 1: A typical photograph from the 1990s.
Norton House 2: Photographed in 2005.
Norton House 3, 4: Photos from 2007.
Norton House 5: Taken in 2013.
Norton House 6: Photographed in August 2015.
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Norton House: A black & white photo from perhaps the 1920s.
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Norton House: A photograph on a cold, bright morning in February 2016.
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Norton House garden: A snap of the garden in mid-April 2017.
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Norton House 1 & 2: Two photos of the garden in full bloom, taken in early July 2017.