IMAGE CREDIT: THE MODERN HOUSE
The Sandcastle, situated directly on Pevensey Bay Beach, has been put up for sale for £2,950,000—Bay Life, 2 October 2017
Return to the original spirit of home, faithful restoration over five years
The Sandcastle on the beach in Pevensey Bay, has been faithfully restored by the current owners to perhaps one of the finest examples of a streamline moderne home in the country, perhaps in a small coastal location, one of the very finest examples.
The property is on sale for £2,950,000.
The particulars, which include a little of the history of the property also put on view in exquisite detail all the glorious work that has been done, work that local people have marvelled over for five years, as they have seen the work in progress.
It will be sad to see the current owners depart, but they will be leaving us with the property, history and heritage restored.
The level of detail, application, energy and money spent on the property for what can honestly be described as an original approximation of a returned masterpiece, done with art, with love and such faithful understanding of the history of early modernism in this country, is a tribute to the owners.
The property is being promoted presumably, to a national and international audience. All the particulars and work done, together with extensive internal pictures, can be viewed here.
The particulars begin; “The Sandcastle is an incredibly rare example of a substantial Modern house directly on the sea front. It was designed in the early 1930s by the architect C. Evelyn Simmons for the actor Nicholas Prinsep and his American wife Anita Elson, one the most celebrated dancers of her day. The house has over 6,000 sq ft of internal space, which includes five bedrooms and three reception rooms and sits on approximately an acre of land. In recent years it has undergone extensive and sympathetic refurbishment. Situated directly on the East Sussex coast, residents have direct, private access to the beach (part of which is owned by the property)”.
The particulars end with these words, which stand testament to the current owners; The current owners have, over the past five years, worked successfully to restore what they call “the original spirit of the house”.
