'The perfect timber-framed Sussex house', former home of J. M. Barrie and a 1970s rock god, up for sale at £3.75 million

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In May 1923, a house was featured in the architecture pages of Country Life: Stonehill, in the East Sussex village of Chiddingly. Latest Videos From Country Life Watch full video here:(Image credit: Savills)Philips wasn't alone in appreciating the charms of this 15th century, Grade II*-listed house. Emerson, like Barrie, had superb taste in homes, for the dreamy Stonehill — by now renamed Stonehill House — was described by as ‘the perfect timber-framed Sussex house’ by the great Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Sign up for the Country Life Newsletter Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox. Stonehill House is on the market through Savills at £3.75 million — see more details.