Malling House
MALLING HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1043904
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Malling House
- Statutory Address:
- MALLING HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1043904
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Malling House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MALLING HOUSE, CHURCH 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:
- MALLING HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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 41646 11125
Details
TQ 41 SW LEWES CHURCH LANE 3/505 (north side) Malling 25.2.52 Malling House
GV I
Country House, now the headquarters of the Sussex County Constabulary. Mid Cl7 with late C17 addition, refronted circa 1720-26 and extended in C20. Red and grey brick with orange dressings with moulded band and cornice to panelled parapet. Horsham slab roof with three flat-headed dormers and stacks to extreme left and right of centre behind ridge. 2 storeys and attics, with cellars. Regular 9-bay front, glazing bar sashes with gauged heads and dressed surrounds. Central painted rusticated and keyed door- surround with superimposed Tuscan antae supporting open segmental pediment. Eight-panel door. Front dated 1726 on downpipe bracket to right. 2-bay early C20 2-storey extension in similar style set back to right. Lower red brick and tilehung wing further to right with hipped roof. Dated 1958 on downpipe. South front: in similar style. 4 bays with central wider spacing. Outer ground-floor windows with opening doors below to form French windows. All glazing bar sashes. West front: now partly masked on ground floor by 1960's and 1970's extensions of no special interest. Roof pitch steeper to left than to right of centre. Completely irregular fenestration, much altered, of glazing bar sashes, all separated by fictive pilaster strips. At this point on the exterior of the building can be seen both Cl7 building stages. Interior: Hall. Black and white slab floor. Panelled dado with arched panels above. Triglyph frieze, carried on Doric columns flanking windows and panels and paired in corners. Moulded door surrounds with segmental pediments and pulvinated friezes. Projecting fireplace off-centre to right on wall opposite door, with bolection-mould fire-surround and garlanded overmantel. Staircase. Two-flight return stair with arched window at half-landing with splayed panelled reveals. Ramped rail with wreathed foot. Fluted Composite columnar newel-posts, reflected in similar pilasters on panelled dado. Close and loose twist spiral balusters flanking colum-on-vase balusters, three per tread, square knops, gadrooned below. Corniced trade-ends and carved wreathed cheek-pieces. Chief Constable's Room and deputy. Early C18 fielded panelling and fireplaces. Landing at head of stair with panelled segmental arch. Back stairs. Square open-well four flight stair. Ramped rail, turned balusters and carved cheek-pieces.
B,o.E., Sussex, 1965, 609.
Listing NGR: TQ4164611125
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 293013
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I, The Buildings of England: Sussex, (1965), 609
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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