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Sackville College is a
Jacobean almshouse in town of
East Grinstead,
West Sussex, England.
It was founded in
1609 with money left by Robert Sackville,
Earl of Dorset. Throughout its history it has provided sheltered accommodation for the elderly. The College is run as a charity, operating under an
Act of Parliament from 1624 and a
Royal Charter from 1631. The College continues to receive patronage from William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, 11th
Earl De La Warr. The building is located at the end of the High Street close to
St. Swithun's Church.
It is built from local
sandstone. The main building was completed in 1619, and remains exceptionally well preserved. The original lock is still used on the Chapel door and much furniture from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is preserved inside. It is a
Grade I listed building. The building surrounds a courtyard which contains a well. The internal walls have large mullioned windows. The Great Hall features the original hammer-beam roof. Inside, the residences for the elderly have been modernized.
The College is run by a warden, who lives in part of the building that was originally used by the Sackville family on visits to their Sussex estates. The warden's office hasn't changed substantially since it was used by the Revd. Dr.
John Mason Neale, who was warden from 1846 until his death in 1866. The Revd. Dr. Neale was a
hymn writer notable as the author of
Good King Wenceslas. The warden's office is a good example of a Victorian study.
The College is open Wednesday to Sunday during the summer.
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