▁house ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁cl iff , ▁soon ▁to ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁High cl iffe - on - Se a . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Lord ▁Stuart ▁de ▁Roth es ay ▁built ▁High cl iffe ▁Castle , ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁home , ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁High ▁Cl iff ▁House , ▁his ▁father ' s ▁Georg ian ▁estate . ▁The ▁design , ▁by ▁William ▁Don th or ne , ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁R I BA , ▁incorpor ated ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁car ved ▁Med ieval ▁stone work ▁salv aged ▁from ▁the ▁Norman ▁Bened ict ine ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ▁at ▁J umi è ges ▁in ▁north west ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Grande ▁M aison ▁des ▁And ely s . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁High cl iffe ▁was ▁so ▁considerable ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁II ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁High cl iffe ▁Castle ▁when ▁recuper ating ▁from ▁the ▁stra in ▁of ▁political ▁sc and als ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁High cl iffe ▁Castle ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁important ▁remaining ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Rom antic ▁and ▁Pictures que ▁style ▁of ▁architecture ", ▁and ▁now ▁holds ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁ven ue ▁for ▁wed d ings ▁and ▁other ▁private ▁events . ▁ ▁Harry ▁Gordon ▁Self ridge , ▁founder