Thornes
THORNES, MERES LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1027984
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Thornes
- Statutory Address:
- THORNES, MERES LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1027984
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Thornes
- Statutory Address 1:
- THORNES, MERES LANE
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:
- THORNES, MERES LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mayfield and Five Ashes
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ5617523455
Details
MAYFIELD MERES LANE
1.
5208
Thornes
TQ 52 SE 28/700
II
2.
House, probably C17 with later cladding. Timber frame clad in brick to ground floor
and tile-hung above, half-hipped tile roof. 3-bay, two-storey lobby-entry house.
Front to lane has small lattice-pane casements, board front door with glazed panels,
and confused brickwork, with straight joints corresponding to bays, of various dates.
1st floor is bricked only to 1st bay. One chimney. The left gable end is entirely
tile hung. At rear a glazed porch with extension over in the same style, and small
pantry, under catslide roof. Inside, simple chimney breast between last two bays,
with heavy bressumer to main room. Axial beam has shield stops, but main cross
beam is unmoulded, and formerly had stud partition. Upstairs most main timbers
are visible including corner posts, 2 studs per bay apparent from peg-holes and
surviving in some cases. One middle rail survives at rear of 1st bay.
Listing NGR: TQ5617523455
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 297060
- 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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