Monkton House
West Dean, United Kingdom
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Monkton House in West Dean, West Sussex, is an English country house designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1902 for William Dodge James. In the 1930s, it underwent extensive remodelling for his son, Edward James, who collaborated with architects Christopher Nicholson and Hugh Casson, and notably with Salvador Dalí, to transform it into what has been termed "the only complete Surrealist house ever created in Britain." The residence housed one of the world's largest and most important collections of Surrealist art and furniture, much commissioned from Dalí himself. Now a Grade II listed building, Monkton House remains a private residence of significant historical and artistic importance.
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- Type
- house
- Heritage
- Grade II listed building
- Place
- West Dean, United Kingdom
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