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CHARLESTON

In 1916 the artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan grant moved to Sussex with their unconventional household. Over the following half century Charleston became the country meeting place for the group of artists, writers and intellectuals known as Bloomsbury. Clive Bell, David Garnett and Maynard Keynes lived at Charleston for considerable periods; Virginia and Leonard Woolf, E.M.Forster and Roger Fry were frequent visitors.
From the moment they arrived the artists began to transform the house with decorations.
Inspired by Italian fresco painting and the Post-Impressionists, they painted the walls, doors, furniture and ceramics at Charleston in their personal style. The walled garden was redesigned in a style reminiscent of Southern Europe, with mosaics, box hedges, gravel pathways and ponds.

LOCATION
Charleston is sign posted off the A27, 7 miles east of Lewes

OPENING TIMES
1st April - 29th October, Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 2pm - 6 pm

ADMISSION CHARGE
Adult £5.50, children £4.00

TELEPHONE
01323 811265

ADDRESS
Charleston
Firle
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 6LL


email: John and Chrissie - theartsandcraftshome@gmail.com