Wing House
WING HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187073
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Wing House
- Statutory Address:
- WING HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187073
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Wing House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WING HOUSE, BALCOMBE 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:
- WING HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Crawley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2930741342
Details
In the entry for 1/2
BALCOMBE ROAD
(West Side)
Wing House
The first sentence should be amended to read:
'Probably C16 house attached to south of Edgeworth House
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1.
5405
TQ 24 SE
1/2
BALCOMBE ROAD
(west side)
Wing House
II
GV
2.
Probably C16 house attached to north of Edgeworth House. Two storeys timber-framed
with brick nogging (some herringbone) on base of Charlwood Stone. Tiled roof with
2 modern dormers. The rear of the roof has some Horsham slabs. Some curved tension
traces and some close-studding to north end. Ground floor has an original mullioned
window. Four casements. Simple doorcase with tiled, porticoed weather porch. The
rear elevation has exposed framing. Square framing to the ground floor and close-
studding to the first floor. Roof of side purlins and wind brace construction with
some smoke blackening which indicated a smoke bay at one time. Three sides of the
solar bay are close-studded. (See Domestic Buildings Research Group Report No 1311)
Listing NGR: TQ2930741342
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 363324
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Domestic Buildings Research Group Report in Report Number 1311, ()
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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