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Climping Street, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 5RW

Bailiffscourt Hotel is situated next to the hamlet of Atherington south of the village of Climping, which itself is just to the west of Littlehampton. The hotel comprises a number of unusual buildings clustered around the main "Manor House". This apparently mediaeval building - the southern side of which is seen in this photo - is however not quite what it seems. Although it could fool almost anyone as being genuinely hundreds of years old, it was in fact built as recently as 1927 for Lord Moyne, one of the Guinness family of brewers. It was designed and built by the antiquarian and amateur architect Amyas Phillips who scoured the country to salvage items for use in its construction, while Evelyn, Lady Moyne designed much of the interior, furnishing it with genuine antiques and tapestries. Building work was complete by 1933, but sadly Lady Moyne died just six years later. Lord Moyne became Resident Minister in the Middle East, and was assassinated in Egypt in 1944. The building became a hotel in 1948. You can read a fuller history of the property here (pdf) http://www.hshotels.co.uk/public/downloads/bailiffscourt-hotel/bailiffscourt-hotel-history.pdf The EH Grade II* listing https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1027676 also gives information about its construction. The hotel's own website here http://www.hshotels.co.uk/bailiffscourt-hotel-and-spa#a-brief-history-of-bailiffscourt

Seen from the beach. The coastal path and a large section of the farmer's field was lost to the sea in the January 2018 storms.

Built for Lord Moyne, then Walter Guinness of the brewing family, the house was completed in 1933 using material salvaged from historic buildings. It became a hotel in 1948.

A cluster of restored buildings close to Bailiffscourt Hotel, Atherington.

This site contains one of the foremost examples of the craze, in the Inter War period, for new houses made from old materials.Built between 1931 and 1935 by Amyas Phillips an 'antiquarian' rather than architect for Lord and Lady Moyne. It is Grade II* listed with English Heritage Building ID: 297834, in the late Medieval Cotswold style. Entirely constructed out of salvaged materials from old buildings demolished in many different parts of the country. See also:http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-297834-bailiffscourt-hotel-and-country-club-climping

This 13th century chapel amongst a small cluster of interesting buildings adjacent to the more modern hotel.

This folly just off approach road to Bailiffscourt Hotel.