Ewhurst Place
EWHURST PLACE, HYDE DRIVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187092
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1948
- List Entry Name:
- Ewhurst Place
- Statutory Address:
- EWHURST PLACE, HYDE DRIVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187092
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1948
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Feb-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Ewhurst Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- EWHURST PLACE, HYDE DRIVE
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:
- EWHURST PLACE, HYDE DRIVE
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:
- TQ 25869 37519
Details
IFIELD DRIVE 1. 5403 Ewhurst Place (formerly listed under Langley Lane) TQ 23 NE 3/41 21.6.48 II* GV 2. Probably late C16 or early Cl7. Occupying an ancient moated site. An L-shaped timber- framed house of 2 storeys and attics, occupying the north-west angle of a rectangular moated enclosure. The main range, lying east and west, has brick foundations to west and north walls built beside the moat. Unbroken high-pitched roof with short hips at east and west ends. West wall has exposed timber-framing and tile-hanging in gable; south side has ground floor faced with C18 brick and first floor exposed timber- framing. The north wall has 3 wide chimneybreasts projecting from the wall face, late C16 or early C17, the stacks rebuilt but to the old design and using the old bricks; One is the remains of a tower, timber-framing of walling exposed between chimneybreasts also on east wall. Some of the timbers are of S form. The plaster filling is modern. A 2-storey wing, apparently contemporary, projects southward from the south side of the main range at the east end, its lower storey faced with C18 brick and the upper storey hung with pointed tiles. Roof of same pitch as the main range with a short hip at the south end, Horsham slabs to all roofs. Windows mostly modern casements with leaded panes, but some older casements. On the first floor internally are 2 small blocked windows with wood mullions, hollow chamfers, high up under the eaves, one on the west side of the wing, the other at the east end of the main range. Two mullioned windows behind panelling on ground floor. A good deal of the timber-framing is exposed in the interior. Ground floor room at the west end has some fine early C17 panelling with double moulded and mitred panels, a smaller panel set within a larger one. This was discovered under wallpaper. Fireback in chimney with date 1632 and the initials EIE. At the time it was built Ewhurst belonged to the Covert Family. (See S A C XLVII pages 144-7).
Listing NGR: TQ2586937519
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 363362
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sussex Archaeological Collection in Sussex Archaeological Collection, Vol. 67, (), 144-147
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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