1923 opening← Previous revisionRevision as of 04:48, 16 October 2026 Line 29: Line 29: [[File:The Manor House (former Towner Art Gallery), Church Street, Old Town, Eastbourne (NHLE Code 1043667) (April 2011).JPG|thumb|right|The gallery was originally based in The Manor House.]] [[File:The Manor House (former Towner Art Gallery), Church Street, Old Town, Eastbourne (NHLE Code 1043667) (April 2011).JPG|thumb|right|The gallery was originally based in The Manor House.]] For 72 years, the Gallery was located within a Manor House on the High Street in the Old Town area. The Manor House, located within its own Manor Gardens, dated to the 18th century, but was taken over in the 1920s for public use as a public gallery and local museum, following Towner's bequest. For 72 years, the Gallery was located within a manor house on the High Street in the Old Town area. The Manor House, located within its own manor gardens, dated to the 18th century, but was taken over in the 1920s for use as a public gallery and local museum, following Towner's bequest. A noted historic building in Eastbourne, the Manor House is dwarfed in age by its neighbours; being opposite the Lamb Inn, dating back to 1180AD{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/exploring-the-lamb-inn-cellars-1-6321497|title=Exploring the Lamb Inn cellars|website=www.eastbourneherald.co.uk}} and St Mary's Church, from the same period.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmaryseastbourne.com/6.html|title=History – Eastbourne Parish Church – St Mary's, Old Town|first=Victor|last=Potter|website=www.stmaryseastbourne.com}} Despite having been owned by the town as a public facility for most of the 20th century, the Manor House and gardens were sold in 2005/6 by the local authority, [[Eastbourne Borough Council]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.gildredgemanor.co.uk/our-history/|title=Manor House Weddings Eastbourne, East Sussex}} A noted historic building in Eastbourne, the Manor House is dwarfed in age by its neighbours — the Lamb Inn, dating back to 1180AD{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/exploring-the-lamb-inn-cellars-1-6321497|title=Exploring the Lamb Inn cellars|website=www.eastbourneherald.co.uk}}, and St Mary's Church from the same period.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmaryseastbourne.com/6.html|title=History – Eastbourne Parish Church – St Mary's, Old Town|first=Victor|last=Potter|website=www.stmaryseastbourne.com}} Despite having been owned by the town as a public facility for most of the 20th century, the Manor House and gardens were sold in 2005/6 by the local authority, [[Eastbourne Borough Council]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.gildredgemanor.co.uk/our-history/|title=Manor House Weddings Eastbourne, East Sussex}} ===2005–2009: no gallery or museum=== ===2005–2009: no gallery or museum===