Amberley Castle the walls and the destruction of the Great Hall. The castle was sold to a Mr Butler but restored to the Bishop of Chichester after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. The Butlers remained as tenants, followed by the Briscoes. In 1872, the Castle was sold to Robert Curzon, 15th Lord Zouche, who used it as a hunting lodge before selling it to Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk in 1893. Known as ‘The Builder Duke’, the 15th Duke renovated the castle, as well as modernising Arundel Castle and building Arundel Cathedral. In 1926, the castle passed to the
Geology of West Sussex gained from within the Folkestone and Hythe formations for use as either aggregate or construction sand. Ironstone was worked historically in the Weald Clay Formation for the production of iron. Certain locations in West Sussex are afforded some protection against developments which may be detrimental to their geological interest through being designated as one or more of the following: A geodiversity survey of the whole of Sussex carried out by the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre with West Sussex County Council between 2010 and 2012 produced many locations which are now afforded recognition as 'Local geological sites' (formerly referred to as