Clock House
CLOCK HOUSE, 171, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025454
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Clock House
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK HOUSE, 171, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025454
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Clock House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOCK HOUSE, 171, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK HOUSE, 171, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Mid Sussex (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lindfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 34979 26069
Details
TQ 32 NW LINDFIELD HIGH STREET (west side) 1/186 No 171 (Clock House) 6.4.70 (formerly listed as Spring Cottage) GV II House. Late C15 or early C16 timber-framed building refronted extended and refenestrated in mid C19 in Gothick style. East elevations now rendered on rendered battered plinth but framing exposed on south elevation, tiled roof with brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys; 5 windows. East elevation of 2 storeys rendered. 4th bay from left has 2 storey mid C19 projecting porch with wavy bargeboards and pendant 2 light 'Gothick' pointed sliding casement in moulded architrave to 1st floor and mid C19 wooden porch with Tuscan columns. Splat balustrading to sides and planked and studded door. Other 1st floor windows are 2 light Gothick sliding casements. Ground floor has left side 3 light casement, 7 light curved bay with Gothick lights and square bay with Gothick lights. Steeply pitched tiled roof, hipped at south end with off centred C17 brick multiple stack. C19 stack at apex of hip and decorative C19 ridge tiles. 2 dormers with pent roofs. South elevation is jettied with jowled posts and has curved tension bracing to both floors. 1st floor has 2 casements with marginal glazing. Ground floor has 3 Gothick glazed casements. North elevation is rendered and has 2 gables with bargeboards, one containing a clock. To the rear are late C19 additions of brown brick with gables, partly tile hung.
Listing NGR: TQ3497926069
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303097
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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