Buckwell Place
Buckwell Place, Hailsham Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1043143
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Buckwell Place
- Statutory Address:
- Buckwell Place, Hailsham Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1043143
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Buckwell Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- Buckwell Place, Hailsham 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:
- Buckwell Place, Hailsham Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Herstmonceux
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 62659 12008
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 6 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
TQ 61 SW
13/414
HERSTMONCEUX
HAILSHAM ROAD
Buckwell Place
II*
Large former rectory, now private house. Original wing of c1792 built by the Rev.Robert Hare, a member of the Hare family who owned Herstmonceux Castle. His nephew Archdeacon Julius Hare added a parlour wing with best bedroom above the southwest in 1833 with contemporary conservatory in the L wing. c1860 a service wing was added to the west by the Rev Henry Wellesley, an illegitimate nephew of the Duke of Wellington. Stuccoed with hipped slate roof and stuccoed chimney stacks.
North East or entrance front of original wing has two storeys four windows. Four twelve-pane sashes to first floor (the third a blank with slate partition behind) and three curved blank panels to ground floor and curved recessed doorcase with Gibbs surround.
Garden front to south east has four twelve-pane sashes (the third on first floor blank with slate partition behind). The rear elevation of this wing has three storeys with six pane sashes to second floor, twelve pane sashes to lower floors and round-headed staircase window on right hand side.
South west elevation has one blank window. Attached to the south west is the 1833 parlour wing of one bay with balcony to first floor and canted bay with French windows to ground floor. Attached to west is two storey wing of c1860 in matching style with tripartite windows to ground floor. The principal feature of the house is a domed conservatory of c1833 built between the original wing and the parlour wing of 1833. This has thin iron ribs with small panes of curved glass and circular cast iron ventilation slits with iron urn finial on a stuccoed base approached up three tooled stone steps.
Original library, now lounge, has c1830 marble fireplace surround with reeded pilasters and roundels and door with marginal glazing. Curved late C18 staircase with mahogany handrail and six panelled door nearby. Old kitchen has wooden segmental fireplace with central keystone, iron crane and Eagle cast iron range. Cellar has stone staircase with iron handrail and wine bins of c1833 in tooled stone niches. Dining Room has some possibly C18 chinese wallpaper, but this is not original to the house.
The house has historic interest as being the childhood home of Augustus Hare the notable Victorian travel writer who also wrote memoirs in 6 volumes 'The story of my life'. Augustus Hare was brought up by his uncle, Archdeacon Julius Hare whose library was famous and who entertained many eminent victorians including Thomas Carlyle. The library and pictures which he collected were subsequently bequeathed to the University of Oxford.
[See Augustus Hare 'The Story of my Life', Vols I-VI].
Listing NGR: TQ6262312017
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 295357
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hare, A, The Story of my Life, ()
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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