The Laines

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The Laines is an 18th-century country house in Plumpton, East Sussex, near Lewes in England. It was the childhood home of Queen Camilla.

The centre part was built in the 18th century, with 19th-century additions to the north and south, and was originally a rectory. [1] It was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 1979. [1] The house sits in over five acres (2.0 ha) of grounds, with an orchard and a walled kitchen garden. [2] There is a swimming pool, tennis court, paddock, and a separate four-bedroom cottage. [3]

The Laines was the childhood home of Camilla Shand, the future consort of Charles III. [2] Camilla has stated that her childhood there was "perfect in every way". [4] The house had been purchased by her parents, British Army officer and businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife, Rosalind Shand (née Cubitt), who also had a house in South Kensington, London. [2] The Shands moved there after the Second World War so that they could be near Sonia Cubitt, Camilla's grandmother. [3] The Laines is believed to be where Bruce Shand asked the young Prince Charles about his intentions with regard to Camilla. [3]

The gardens were redesigned by Lanning Roper for the Shands in the late 1960s, Roper worked on the gardens and offered advice to the Shands until 1982. [5] [6] Roper's work at The Laines was featured in the September 1982 issue of Country Life . [7]

The Shands lived at The Laines until Rosalind died in 1994, when the estate was sold to the English actor James Wilby. [3] In 2014, The Laines was listed for sale at £3.25 million, the second time in 63 years that it was available to purchase. [3] It was put up for sale by Wilby. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "The Laines (Grade II) (1238285)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tour the Childhood Home of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwal". Christie's International Real Estate . 22 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Thompson, Flora (16 March 2015). "Asking price for Duchess of Cornwall's former home slashed by £100,000". The Argus. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Brandreth, Gyles (2006). Charles & Camilla : portrait of a love affair. London: Arrow Books. p. 104. ISBN   9781446474211 . Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Floud, Roderick (2019). An Aconomic History of the English Garden. p. 251. ISBN   978-0-241-23557-7. OCLC   1128799050.
  6. ↑ Brown, Jane (1987). Lanning Roper and his Gardens. Rizzoli. p. 216. ISBN   0-8478-0787-8. OCLC   14214639.
  7. ↑ Sicca, Cinzia Maria (1983). "Current bibliography of Garden History". The Journal of Garden History. Informa UK Limited. 3 (4): 347–381. doi:10.1080/01445170.1983.10412454. ISSN   0144-5170.
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