Windycroft

Windycroft is a Grade II* listed house in Hastings, East Sussex, England. It was built between 1883 and 1891 for Alex and Constantine Alexander Ionides, using the land from two previous properties.

Windycroft house in 2014.

History

In 1880, art collectors Alex and Constantine Alexander Ionides bought 15 High Wickham in Hastings, East Sussex, England. In 1882, they bought 14 High Wickham.[1] Using the land from these neighbouring properties, they built Windycroft, a house for their relative Edward Dannreuther.[1] The work started in 1883,[1] and was completed in 1891.[2] The house was constructed using red brick, and had a tiled roof.[3] The balconies contained iron balustrades.[3] The house was decorated with William Morris wallpaper designs, and William Arthur Smith Benson provided the lighting for the house.[2]

In 1892, Alexander Constantine Ionides' widow Euterpe Sgouta died at Windycroft.[4][5] In 1911, the house was badly damaged by a fire.[1] The house was sold by the Dannreuther family in 1978.[1] In 1976, the house became a Grade II* listed building.[3]

References
  1. "Ionides / Dannreuther family of Windycroft, Hastings, East Sussex". The National Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. Dakers, Caroline (1999). The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society. Yale University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0300081642.
  3. "Windycroft". Historic England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Deaths". The Morning Post. 15 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deaths". The Observer. 14 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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