Nymans House

	The house, at Nymans, sits more or less in the centre of the 30 acre primary gardens. Messel was a successful stockbroker, and puchased the house and 600 acres of land for himself and his family. At that time, the house was a large Victorian villa, which he extended with a tower, and large conservatory.
	When his son inherited the house, he set about major alterations. He shrouded the victorian villa in a romantic medieval frame. The works were completed in 1928, but the family only got 19 years of use... as on 9th February, 1947 the major part of the building was destroyed by fire. The ruins remain, and provide a romantic backdrop to the gardens.

[File under: Nymans Gardens, West Sussex]