Japonica Cottage Post Office Cottage Scolfes
JAPONICA COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184030
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Japonica Cottage Post Office Cottage Scolfes
- Statutory Address:
- JAPONICA COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184030
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1981
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Jul-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Japonica Cottage Post Office Cottage Scolfes
- Statutory Address 1:
- JAPONICA COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 2:
- POST OFFICE COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 3:
- SCOLFES
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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:
- JAPONICA COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- SCOLFES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wartling
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 66537 11316
Details
WARTLING BOREHAM STREET TQ 6611
34/328 Boreham Street Post Office and G and M Phillips' Stores
GV II
shall be amended to read;
TQ 6611 WARTLING BOREHAM STREET
34/328 Scolfes, Japonica Cottage and Post Office Cottage
12.8.81 II
Three cottages and restaurant, formerly post office and stores and originally house. A complex building of c1394 with stone cellar and 3 bay open hall of Wealden type, timber fireplace inserted into hall in mid C16 and late C16 crosswing to east. A C17 fireplace was inserted into open hall, a crosswing added c1700 of which the ground floor was probably a mercer's shop (now Japonica Cottage) and the building refurbished c1765 by John Holland. C20 shopfront. Timberframed building, ground floor cement rendered, first floor weatherboarded. Tiled roof with half-hipped gable at east end. Two storeys; 5 windows. Mainly sashes with 16 panes. Post Office Cottage of one storey with casement. Rear elevation retains 2 late C16 hollow chamfered mullioned windows. Interior has stone barrel-vaulted cellar with 2 centred arched blocked entrance to Scolfes and first floor retains open truss with 'decorated' moulding. The late C16 croosswing retains ogee bracing. The front framing of the mid C16 timber chimney survives. Circa 1700 a crosswing of one room on each floor was added to the east with staggered butt purlin roof. Circa 1765 the C14 and late C16 roofs were replaced. [See Report no 580 by David Martin and Barbara Martin, 1995.]
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WARTLING BOREHAM STREET 1. 5208 Boreham Street Post Office and G and M Phillips' Stores TQ 6611 34/328
II GV
2. C18. Two storeys. Five windows. Ground floor faced with cement, above with weather-boarding. Tiled roof with half-hipped gable at east end. Projection at west end with a hip. Glazing bars intact, except in the easternmost window-bay which has casement windows. Modern shop front built out in the centre of ground floor.
Listing NGR: TQ6653711316
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 295693
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Rape of Hastings Architectural Survey Report in Number 580, (1995)
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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