| Ore Place | |
|---|---|
  Location of Ore Place in East Sussex | |
| Location | Hastings,East Sussex |
| Coordinates | 50°52′45″N0°35′05″E / 50.879223°N 0.5847064°E /50.879223; 0.5847064 |
| Built | late 16c/early 17c |
| Official name | Manor house (remains of), Ore Place |
| Designated | 4 December 2014 |
| Reference no. | 1002271 |
Ore Place are the ruins of a significantlate medievalmanor house in the northern outskirts ofHastings, East Sussex, England.[1] The remaining parts of the building consist of walls up to 3m high and 0.7m thick and below ground archaeological remains. It is aScheduled monument.[2]
HistorianThomas Walker Horsfield claimed in hisHistory of Sussex that Ore Place was built byJohn of Gaunt.[3][4] Based on a 1991 partial excavation, the building is thought to date from the late 16c or early 17c.[2]
Horsfield also states the building had been used as a religious home,[3][4] the home of Sir Richard Steele, and subsequently the residence of the Crispe family.[3]
The house was rebuilt in 1874[5] and became the home of the Dowager Lady Elphinstone.[3][4] Ore Place subsequently came under the ownership of the eccentric Farmer Atkinson who allowed it to fall into disrepair.[6]
FrenchJesuits extended and converted the building to become atheologate, which opened in 1906. Amongst the students there wasPierre Teilhard de Chardin from 1908-1912. The learning centre had 20,000 books and could accommodate 100 students[6][7] and continued to be used until 1926.[6]
DuringWorld War II the building was requisitioned for theRoyal Army Service Corps for use as a records office.[8] Military use continued after the war, with theArmy Catering Corps records department joining the RASC in April 1947.[9]
The Victorian house was demolished in 1987.[5]