Monk's House is a Vernacular Cottage house in Lewes, East Sussex, England. It is Grade I listed. It is owned by National Trust.
Location: Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex, England
Verified facts
- Located in Rodmell, Lewes
confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-1914, SRC-1915, SRC-3726, SRC-3727 - Historic designation: Grade II listed
confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-1916, SRC-1914, SRC-3728, SRC-3726 - Architectural style: Vernacular Cottage
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-1916, SRC-1915 - Built in
confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-3726, SRC-3727, SRC-7146, SRC-7147, SRC-9332
Ownership history
Current owner — National Trust
confidence 95/100 · SRC-1915, SRC-1914, SRC-3727, SRC-3726, SRC-6440, SRC-6441, SRC-6442, SRC-9322, SRC-10166, SRC-12576, SRC-12913, SRC-7146, SRC-14045
Previous owners
- Virginia and Leonard Woolf (1919–1969)
confidence 95/100 · SRC-3726, SRC-3728, SRC-3986, SRC-7145, SRC-1915
Evidence & sources
- SRC-10166 — Monk's House — Wander Women Project (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-12576 — Wikidata — Monk's House (Q864197) (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-12913 — Britain Express (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-14045 — National Trust Collections (official National Trust database) (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-1914 — Monk's House — Wikipedia (Tier 2, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1915 — Monk's House — History and Facts | History Hit (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1916 — MONKS HOUSE, Rodmell — List Entry 1273935 | Historic England (via Internet Archive) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3726 — wikipedia.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3727 — org.uk (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3728 — co.uk (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3986 — britannica.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-6440 — Monk's House – Rodmell Village Website (Tier 3, community/local; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-6441 — Rodmell – Village in Lewes – Visit South East England (Tier 3, tourism/DMO; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-6442 — Virginia Woolf: The Writer's Sussex House and Garden – Great British Life (Tier 3, magazine; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7145 — National Trust — The history of Monk's House (Tier 1, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7146 — The Sussex cottage where Virginia Woolf had a room of her own – Apollo Magazine (Tier 2, magazine; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7147 — Monk's House (Rodmell) – WhichMuseum (Tier 3, museum-directory; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9322 — Sussex Exclusive, "The Bloomsbury Set Sussex Trail" (Tier 2, editorial_guide; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9332 — Museum Crush (Culture24), "Six places to find Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Set" (Tier 2, museum_sector_publication; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.