High Street – Springwells

You now turn left up the High Street past Springwells. This is a delightful area with a mixture of buildings on both sides of the road with a pleasing irregularity of building line. Here is the surviving local pump which was in use until well after a piped water supply was provided in 1893. The nearby cattle trough was erected in memory to two animal lovers, Captain Drummond and his daughter and now The Steyning Society keeps it filled with plants.

Walk on along the Causeway, the attractive pathway, still with its old York stone flags, in front of yet another beautiful Georgian building, Penfold House, separated from the road by a flint wall and hedge. This house was once owned by the Penfold sisters, of the well known Steyning family and great benefactors of the town. They provided money for the Church to buy the old National School building, now the Penfold Hall, and presented two bells to the Church.

Their name is also given to Penfold Cottage opposite, an attractive Horsham stone roofed and flint walled building which disguises its timber-framed origin for this is a 15th century ‘hall’ house and used to have a full height central hall.

Next to Penfold Cottage is a pair of pleasant Victorian houses with a typical stucco elevation.

Springwells
Penfold House
Penfold Cottage

Go to the end of the walled pathway, past Causeway Cottage, another old timber framed house, and cross the road into Church Street where another wealth of history awaits you.


Once you have crossed the street into Church Street press Next.