History of Pelham House
Chronology
1525-1576 - Pelham house is owned by John Cotmot, Church Warden of Nearby St Andrews church.
1576-1649 - the house is purchased by George Goring, MP for Lewes. The original building is pulled down and rebuilt from stone to stone. As a result of financial collapse in the family, George Goring IV is forced to sell the property.
1649-1654 - The house is owned by Peter Courthope, Sheriff of Sussex.
1654-1790 - Pelham house is owned by the family that gave it its name, Sir Thomas Pelham of Laughton.
1790-1880 - The house is passed to a rapid succession of occupants; firstly a wine importer, William Campion, then to his wife, his daughter, an attorney John Fullager and finally to his son Lewis.
1880-1893 - Pelham House passed into the hands of Ebenezer Robins, a Brighton brewer who lets the house to a number of tenants.
1893-1928 -The house undergoes a number of changes in owners over the period, the last private owner being a Mr William Banks, who purchased the house in 1926.
1928-2003 - Pelham House is bought by east Sussex County Council. In 1938 extensions to the building added a council chamber, committee room and offices. The building became the Administrative heart of the council.
2003 - Pelham House was bought by a group of 5 families that rebuilt the building as a contemporary Hotel, the Peters, the Andersons, the Horthys, the Gardiners and the Jelmans.
