Gorringe's

Gorringe's of Lewes, East Sussex is an auction house that was founded in 1929 by Rowland Gorringe, a partner in the local estate agent Martin & Gorringe. The family ran the company when it stepped back from day-to-day running in the 1960s, although it retained a substantial ownership share in the business.

It was later part owned by husband and wife Philip and Sally Taylor, who have worked at Gorringe’s since accepting a partnership in 1981, and Clifford Lansberry, who joined the firm in 1994 and was made managing partner in 2023.

In 2025, the Gorringe family again became the outright owner of the firm following the sale by three of its former managing partners, with Oliver Searle, the great-grandson of Rowland Gorringe, taking on the role of executive director.