Castle Lodge and Stable Wing
CASTLE LODGE AND STABLE WING, CASTLE GATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1043896
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Lodge and Stable Wing
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE LODGE AND STABLE WING, CASTLE GATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1043896
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Lodge and Stable Wing
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE LODGE AND STABLE WING, CASTLE GATE
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:
- CASTLE LODGE AND STABLE WING, CASTLE GATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Lewes (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lewes
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 41378 10090
Details
In the entry for
TQ 4110 SW LEWES CASTLE GATE (west side) 9/25 Castle Lodge and stable wing (formerly listed as Stables of Castle Lodge).
The previous listing date "16.03.70" shall be added.
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TQ 4110 SW LEWES CASTLE GATE
(west side) 9/25 Castle Lodge and stable wing (formerly listed as Stables of Castle GV Lodge) II House. C18 including part of the curtain wall of the Bailey, em- battled in the early C19. Flint with rendered band below embattled parapet. Plain tiled roofs with various irregular stacks. U- plan. South front: the cross-stroke of the U. Embattled parapets to right and in centre, the righthand part projecting slightly with rather higher parapet. Wall breaks and turns forward about two yards left of centre then completely stops; to the left the house continues with flint walls and no parapet to tiled roofs. Low single-storey recessed wing of 1 bay to right. Irregular fenestration of 2 windows on both floors with double glazed doors to left with transom-light over. East front: 2 storeys; 3 window frist floor, with wide window on ground floor to right and similar window to left in projecting single- storey block. Round-arched doorway in centre with half-glazed door. in shallow projecting porch. 2-storey flint and brick stable wing projecting to north with carved stone crest facing east, possibly of French origin. Interior: Neo-Jacobean staircase of circa 1850. Surgery waiting-room has a Neo-Jacobean fire-surround of wood with floriate carving. Castle Lodge was the home during the early part of the C20 of Charles Dawson, the discoverer of 'Piltdown Man'.
Listing NGR: TQ4137810090
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 292994
- 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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