Rymans, Appledram

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Apuldram

In the civil parish of Appledram.
In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

T-shaped house of C15 origin. The original portion of the house was built circa 1410 and comprises a tower of three-storeys and a south wing of two-storeys. Built of ashlar with a tiled roof. The stone rubble east wing was added in the C16-C17. The north wing was added in the early C20 by Walter Godfrey who also extensively remodelled the earlier building. Traditionally the builder was unable to obtain a license to crenellate

This site has been described as a;
Tower House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Major remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 300567)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU844034

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Good for general location

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 245946

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p397-8
Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p17
Nairn, Ian and Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1965, The buildings of England: Sussex (Harmondsworth) p85-86
1953, VCH Sussex Vol4 p138-9
Elwes, Dudley George Cary, 1876, A history of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (London: Longmans) p14

Journal Articles

Peckham, WD, 1939, 'The House of William Ryman' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol80 p149-164
Arnold, Rev Frederick H, 1866, 'Parochial History of Apuldram' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol18 p74-86

Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)

Phillimore, C., 1966, Rymans, Apuldram: A Description [notes held at the house]

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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