Historic England listing: TQ 6419-6519 DALLINGTON PRINKLE LANE
9/19 Old Castle II “The original portion is a timber-framed building of about 1600. This was restored and enlarged in 1910 by Ernest Newton for Mr Justice Henry Button Buckley, later Lord Wrenbury (1845-1935). The original part is the central section. 2 storeys. 3 windows. Ground floor red brick, above tile-hung. Tiled roof. Casement windows. C17 panelling inside. Addition of 1910 at each end in ashlar, redbrick and tile- hanging.” NGR: TQ6544119112
Occupants
1841 Census Edward SIMES Farmer
1851 Census
1861 Census
1871 Census
1881 Census entry for Old Castle Farm:
| Forename | Surname | Age | Born | Relation | Birth Place | Occupation |
| Edmund | Sellens | 54 | 1827 | Head | Crowhurst, Sussex | Farmer 120 Acres 2 Men 1boy |
| Mary | Sellens | 52 | 1829 | Wife | Catsfield, Sussex | |
| Joseph | Sellens | 20 | 1861 | Son | Dallington, Sussex | Farmers Son |
| Jane | Sellens | 16 | 1865 | Daughter | Dallington, Sussex | |
| Henry W | Sellens | 13 | 1868 | Son | Dallington, Sussex | |
| Charles | Sellens | 8 | 1873 | Son | Dallington, Sussex | Scholar |
1891 Census
1901 Census
1911 Census
1921 Census
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Comments & queries previously posted:
Jean Relf “Passing through your village today reminded me to check out ‘Old Castle’ in Dallington. My Great Aunt Rose was a cook for Lord Wrenbury when he lived there. Her husband Sydney Brown also worked on the estate and one of my uncles(aged 90 now) remembers being taken to see the swans on their lake. Rose died in 1938 and Sydney about 1941. Rose’s sister Henrietta Mold who trained as a tailoress was Housekeeper to Lord Wrenbury at his London address. I would like to know who lives in the house now and what became of the estate.
I have photos of my mother as a child with May Harmer who lived at Prinkle Farm which I see from your map is close by so l wonder if any of her family are still in the village.”
paulineridley: “Dear Jean thanks for your comment. Old Castle is still inhabited by the Wrenbury family but I’m not sure if the estate is the same as it would have been in your great aunts day. I don’t think there’s any Harmers currently in the village but it certainly a family name that crops up in local histories. There’s more information in some of the published histories. I’d lve to see (and with your permission publish on the website) any family photos you have.”
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