The Doves Nest
The Doves Nest, Duddleswell, Uckfield, TN22 3JJ
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1028470
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1982
- List Entry Name:
- The Doves Nest
- Statutory Address:
- The Doves Nest, Duddleswell, Uckfield, TN22 3JJ
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2007-09-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/16847/15
- Rights:
- © Mr Ron Garvey. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1028470
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Sept-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Doves Nest
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Doves Nest, Duddleswell, Uckfield, TN22 3JJ
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:
- The Doves Nest, Duddleswell, Uckfield, TN22 3JJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Maresfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 47604 28762
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 October 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
TQ42NE
19/800
WELL
DUDDLESWELL
The Doves Nest
(Formerly listed as The Crow's Nest, DUDDLES WELL, prevously listed as The Crow's Nest, GORSEY DOWN, BUXTED)
II
Built in 1904 by M H Baillie Scott and originally called Bregnehueset. Probably built for Simmons family. A symmetrical plan. Two storeys rendered with tiled roof. Casement windows. The street elevation has three 'en suite' gables visually linked by an outcurve of one corner which also acts as a buttress and supports the diagonally placed roof above the entrance porch. The principal or garden elevation of four bays has two projecting gabled wings enclosing a curved sun terrace. There is a corner conical shaped ground floor projection to encompass a sitting room window seat and doorcase with a curved pediment containing a glass and enamelled has relief said to be by Burne Jones.
The interior contains a lounge hall with three-quarter panelling and some inlaid work to fireplace surround, a drawing room with copper hood to fireplace flanked by inglenook seats, bookcases and stained glass windows, a dining room with three-quarter wooden panelling and fireplace with copper hood and principal bedroom with barred vaulted ceiling and 15 foot wide inglenook with benches, cabinets and bookcases.
Listing NGR: TQ4760428762
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 295889
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 29-Jun-2026 at 12:34:27.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.