Ockenden House
OCKENDEN HOUSE, 21, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025497
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Ockenden House
- Statutory Address:
- OCKENDEN HOUSE, 21, SOUTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025497
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Ockenden House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OCKENDEN HOUSE, 21, SOUTH 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:
- OCKENDEN HOUSE, 21, SOUTH 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:
- Cuckfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30354 24588
Details
TQ 3024 NW CUCKFIELD SOUTH STREET (west side) 7/87 No 21 (Ockenden House) 6.4.70 (formerly also Premises occupied by V E King) GV II House. Several builds but appears to be C15 core. Possibly open hall flanked by high projecting C16 cross-wing to right hand side and Cl7 wing to left with C20 extension to the end of these. Timber-framed building refaced in roughcast, tile hung, stuccoed, red brick with some exposed frame with plaster infill. Tiled roof. 2 storeys and attics. C15 core is roughcast and has a gablet to the west. 3 C20 casements to first floor. Ground floor has right hand 16-pane sash in moulded architrave, 2 canted bays and doorcase with flat hood and 6 panelled door. West wing partly tile hung but some square panel timber-framing is visible in the side elevation with plaster infill. 2 casements. To the rear is an original diamond mullioned window. C20 addition to this, not of special interest. The right hand wing, probably C16, is set end on to the road. The south elevation is stuccoed, the west elevation is red brick and the east elevation retains box framing with plaster infill. Large clustered brick chimney stack. Carved wooden barge-board with pendants. South elevation has two 12-pane sashes with drip-moulds over and quoins, west elevation has 2 casement windows which, on the ground floor, are triple in cambered heads and the east elevation has 1 sash and 1 casement. Further brick wing to rear dated 1869. (See K T Mason 'Framed Buildings of the World' p 28 and p 54).
Listing NGR: TQ3033424558
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 302998
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Mason, R T, Framed Buildings of the Weald, (1964), 28 54
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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