Forester's Cottage
FORESTER'S COTTAGE, CHICHESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1026110
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Forester's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FORESTER'S COTTAGE, CHICHESTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1026110
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1986
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Forester's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORESTER'S COTTAGE, CHICHESTER ROAD
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:
- FORESTER'S COTTAGE, CHICHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Chichester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Dean
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 86340 12868
Details
In the entry for:-
WEST DEAN CHICHESTER ROAD North side
Forester's Cottage 33/209 II
the description should be amended to read:-
House, possibly once the village schoolmaster's house. Mid C.19. Knapped flints with stone dressings and quoins, slate roof. In an Elizabethan style in the plan of hall with two crosswings, the one to the left the school room, the house on the right. Two gabled front. On the left a large 2 light window with hollow moulded mullion and transom and arched heads to upper lights. To the right a 4-light plain hollow chamfered window, timber oriel above. Side elevations with 2 and 3 light similar. Porch to left. Tall stone stack, brick ridge stack.
------------------------------------ In the entry for:-
WEST DEAN CHICHESTER ROAD SU 8612-8712 north side
33/209 Forester's Cottage
II
the description should be amended to read:-
House and office. House and office once agent's house and estate office. Dated 1905 possibly by George & Peto who were working at West Dean park at the time. Knapped flints with stone dressings and quoins, slate roof. In an lizabethan style in a plan of hall with two cross wings, the one to the left the office, the house on the right. Two gabled front. On the left a large 2-light window with hollow moulded mullion and transom and arched heads to upper lights. To the right a 4-light plain hollow chamfered window, timber oriel above. Side elevations with 2 and 3 lights similar. Porch to left. Tall stone stack. Brick ridge stack. Dated in office gable W.J. (for William James) 1905.
------------------------------------ WEST DEAN CHICHESTER ROAD SU 8612-8712 (north side)
33/209 Foresters Cottage - - II
Mid C19 building, probably the village school and schoolmaster's house originally. L-shaped building of which the south wing was the school and the east wing the house. The south wing had originally one storey, the east-wing two storeys. Two windows. Faced with knapped flints with stone dressings and quoins. Tiled roof. Casement windows. Gable end to south wing. South gable to east wing.
Listing NGR: SU8634012868
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 301412
- 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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