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'''Wykehurst Park''' is an elegant 130 room 150{{when}} year old mansion located near the village of Bolney, [[East Sussex]], in [[England]]. It is a [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] mansion with turrets, arches and conical roofs. Many architectural devices give it the appearance of a fairytale mansion. The large black gates are fashioned in wrought iron. Massive griffins with spread wings perch on either side of the gates. The entrance to the property leads down a pebble drive to a grassed patio surrounding the house, descending to a garden and lawn at the back. |
'''Wykehurst Park''' is an elegant 130 room 150{{when}} year old mansion located near the village of Bolney, [[East Sussex]], in [[England]]. It is a [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] mansion with turrets, arches and conical roofs. Many architectural devices give it the appearance of a fairytale mansion. The large black gates are fashioned in wrought iron. Massive griffins with spread wings perch on either side of the gates. The entrance to the property leads down a pebble drive to a grassed patio surrounding the house, descending to a garden and lawn at the back. |
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The house came into prominence in the early 1970s, when |
The house came into prominence in the early 1970s, when exterior shots of the house were used in ''[[The Legend of Hell House]]'', a psychological [[horror film]]. |
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If you are able to get right up to the French windows you will just be able to view a grand, wide, polished wood staircase beginning the passage to the numerous rooms and accommodation upstairs.{{or}} |
If you are able to get right up to the French windows you will just be able to view a grand, wide, polished wood staircase beginning the passage to the numerous rooms and accommodation upstairs.{{or}} |
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Wykehurst Park is an elegant 130 room 150[when?] year old mansion located near the village of Bolney, East Sussex, in England. It is a Gothic Revival mansion with turrets, arches and conical roofs. Many architectural devices give it the appearance of a fairytale mansion. The large black gates are fashioned in wrought iron. Massive griffins with spread wings perch on either side of the gates. The entrance to the property leads down a pebble drive to a grassed patio surrounding the house, descending to a garden and lawn at the back.
The house came into prominence in the early 1970s, when exterior shots of the house were used in The Legend of Hell House, a psychological horror film.
If you are able to get right up to the French windows you will just be able to view a grand, wide, polished wood staircase beginning the passage to the numerous rooms and accommodation upstairs.[original research?]