1860 to World War II
The purchaser was Edward Hussey of Scotney, which lies one and a half miles to the west of Finchcocks along the beautiful valley of the Teise and Bewl riverlets. Hussey subsequently leased Finchcocks to various tenants, who included Mrs Harrison Blair, a widow from Lancashire, and from 1890 to 1916 to Sir James Stirling, a Chancery Judge and Privy Councillor. In 1918 Finchcocks was sold to Captain A W J Cecil, though the home farm and most of the land remained the property of the Husseys. During these years Captain Cecil established kindly links with the village of Kilndown, the parish to which Finchcocks belongs, providing free education for several of its sons and holding Christmas parties in the hall. In 1935 Finchcocks was purchased by Mr F M Lycett Green, a bachelor and art connoisseur, who filled the house with his fine early Italian, French and Dutch paintings. His collection, with its penchant for the macabre, is now on permanent exhibition at the City Art Gallery in York.
The Spa Town & Music Tour for group visitors
Guided Walking Tour of Royal Tunbridge Wells and
A Visit to Finchcocks Musical Museum