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Greenways, BRIGHTON, BN2 7BA

On the western side of the road and dating from the early 19th century.

A former farm outbuilding of Grange Farm that has been converted into a residence.

The turning right after the wall leads to the parish church.

Ovingdean's village green is located on the approach road to the church. To the right is Hog Croft the main village field which was once the site of a manor house. Out of shot to the left and lining the southern side are The Granary, Image and Image with the entrance to Image at the western end.

The plaque to the right of the door says "OVINGDEAN GRANGE. Immortalised in the novel by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH first published 1849" According to Wikipedia: "The Grange is the subject of legend. In 1857, the popular novelist W. Harrison Ainsworth wrote Ovingdean Grange: A Tale of the South Downs, in which he described how the future King Charles II stayed there for less than 24 hours before escaping to France in 1651, fathering a child in the process. King Charles is reported to have sheltered in the chimney breast of the master bedroom." Harrison Ainsworth's best known work is 'The Lancashire Witches'. For more about his life see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harrison_Ainsworth

Originally an 18th century barn belonging to Grange Farm that was converted into a residence in the early 20th century. It is located on the village green between The Granary to the east and Image to the west.

The plaque to the right of the door says "OVINGDEAN GRANGE. Immortalised in the novel by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH first published 1849" According to Wikipedia: "The Grange is the subject of legend. In 1857, the popular novelist W. Harrison Ainsworth wrote Ovingdean Grange: A Tale of the South Downs, in which he described how the future King Charles II stayed there for less than 24 hours before escaping to France in 1651, fathering a child in the process. King Charles is reported to have sheltered in the chimney breast of the master bedroom." Harrison Ainsworth's best known work is 'The Lancashire Witches'. For more about his life see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harrison_Ainsworth For a close up of the house see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4574910

Built in the 16th century to replace the former manor house which was located in the field to the north of Image which is located out of shot to the left. However, the Lords of the Manor never resided here and the building was used as the farmhouse for Grange Farm for a number of centuries. The western facade was added in 1824 and now hides the older parts of house and contains dummy windows along the top floor. It was immortalized in an 1860 novel by Harrison Ainsworth which imagined the future Charles II staying here the night preceding his flight to the continent. The house remained in ownership of the Lords of the Manor until 1987 when the last lords, Brighton Council, auctioned the property. Since 2011 it has been the home of comedian Steve Coogan.

Buildings near St Wulfram's church and cemetery.