Historic Rye Monastery up for sale

The Austin Friars Monastery at Conduit Hill was built around 1370 and was one of the most important buildings within Rye until the Reformation, when its Ecclesiastical use ceased.

Over the years the building has been used for a variety of uses including: a wool warehouse, meeting hall, theatre and more recently a pottery studio.

Now more than six centuries later, the Monastery could become flats or a restaurant or hotel.

It is on the market with Mayfair based Humberts Leisure, who are inviting offers.

The building is the Friends' of Rye Library's favoured site for a new library in Rye and it has also been ear-marked as ebing suitable for a new theatre in Rye named after famous local playwright John Fletcher.

Tunbridge Wells based Starnes Ltd acquired the building in 2006 and has cleared the building in advance of commencing renovation works with a view to creating a 7,000 sq ft premises split over three floors.