There are few homes that can boast a heritage as illustrious as Findon Place, near Worthing in West Sussex. The roll call of its owners reads like a history textbook: from Harold II, who was defeated at the Battle of Hastings, to Thomas Cromwell, beheaded by Henry VIII for helping to arrange the king’s marriage to Anne of Cleves.
The manor house was handed from one member of nobility to the next, often in quick succession, as people died or loans were repaid — at least twice the house was used to settle debts.
The house has a fascinating history and is on the market for £6 million through Knight Frank
Today the 13,131 sq ft 11-bedroom house is a grade II* listed property composed of a two-storey white-brick house built in the mid-18th century and a three-storey 19th-century wing. There are