More information : [SZ 78489757] Cakeham Manor House [G.T.]
[SZ 78499760] CHAP [G.T.] (1)
[SZ 78489759] Tower [G.T.] (2)
The episcopal manor house of Cakeham was a residence of Bishops of Chichester from the early 12th c. onwards, but was in ruins in 1363. In 1447, licence to crenellate was granted, and early in the 16thc. it was restored, enlarged, and the tower built. The ancient chapel at Cakeham, of earlier date than the tower, is used as a dairy. (3-4)
Cakeham Manor House comprises (1) a main dwelling of 16th c. and later date; (2) a fine undercroft, remains of the great hall, formerly mis-named a chapel, and (3) a brick 16th c. tower. All are in good condition and the M.O.W. have recently taken over the responsibility of maintaining the tower.
G.P. AO/62/66/4 Tower from E. Cakeham Manor House, large farmhouse, in good condition. (5)
Outstanding. (6)
The Bishops of Chichester had a house here from the 13th to the 16th century. The early house had fallen into ruins by 1363, but of it there survives one bay of a 13th century hall and undercroft. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and of this rebuilding the principal survival is a tall hexagonal red brick tower, with taller stair turret, built by Bishop Sherborn about 1519. Grade II*. (7)
Additional reference - `an attractive agglomerate of medieval, Tudor and Georgian parts'. (8)
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