Monks House [6]
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Monks House [6]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 5 May 2022
The house seen from the garden. Monks House was the home of the writer Virginia Woolf and her husband, the political activist, journalist and editor Leonard Woolf. They bought the house in 1919 and lived there until their deaths in 1941 and 1969 respectively. They upgraded the house considerably. Built in the 18th century, the house is faced with weatherboarding on a stuccoed base under a slate roof. There is an extension on the left. The house is in the care of the National Trust. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1273935 Rodmell is a small commuter village in East Sussex some 7 miles northeast of Brighton and 2½ miles south of Lewes. There is evidence of occupation from the Iron Age onwards. In the village is Monks House, the home of the author Virginia Woolf for twenty-one years until her death in 1941.
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