Peasmarsh Place
PEASMARSH PLACE, DEW LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217122
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Peasmarsh Place
- Statutory Address:
- PEASMARSH PLACE, DEW LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217122
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Peasmarsh Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- PEASMARSH PLACE, DEW 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:
- PEASMARSH PLACE, DEW LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Peasmarsh
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 88465 21804
Details
TQ 82 SE PEASMARSH DEW LANE
15/719 Peasmarsh Place
GV II
Former manor house, now residential house for the elderly. Core of 1616 with early C19 alterations almost entirely concealed by refacing and remodelling by Sir Edwin Cooper in 1937 for Lord Davenport on earlier foundations, possibly of a C12 house known to have been built on the site. Neo-Georgian style, red brick with stone dressings and tiled roof. 2 storeys roughly L-shaped with 3 parallel ranges. West elevation of 5 bays. Parapet with stone coping partly concealing hipped roof. First floor has 2 end 'oeil de boeuf' windows and 3 12-paned sashes with horns and wooden shutters. Ground floor has 4 similar windows. Florid Neo-Georgian central doorcase with open pediment, 2 columns with fluted capitals and 2 pilasters. Deeply carved fruit and floral swag over semi-circular fanlight. Double 6 panelled doors. Doorcase flanked by sidelights. Stone plaque above with crest of Davenport family. 2 brick chimneystacks. South elevation has 11 windows including l'oeil de boeuf window on first floor left end and 2 lancets below. Other windows are 10, 12 and 15-pane sashes with shutters including 2 3-light canted bays through 2 floors at ends. Ground floor has 2 French windows. East elevation has 5 12- paned sashes with horns and shutters. Interior contains early C19 service staircase with mahogany handrail, 2 stick balusters to each tread and turned newel post. Otherwise interior features are by Sir Edwin Cooper. Entrance hall has early C18 style panelling, cornice with ovolo moulding, dado rail, moulded skirting boards and 6 fielded panelled doors. Moulded round-headed arch with wreath to hall corridor Wooden fireplace of early C18 type with deep mantlepiece with eared architraves with rosettes and panel with floral swag. Glazed screen by Sir Edwin Cooper separating front door and entrance hall. Hall corridor has ceiling of octagonal coffered panels and, 4 roundels with wreaths to walls and pedimented door surround. Staircase hall has round-headed arch with wreath and large well staircase with glazed roof above having 2 turned balusters to each tread and oak handrail terminating in spiral newel post. Dado rail. Drawing Room has brought in late C18 Adam style wooden fireplace with rams heads, rosettes and swags. Boudoir has brought in late C18 wooden fireplace with 3 panels of swags and rosettes. 01d foundations reported under dining room but not visible at time of survey. c1850 the property was bought by Charles Liddell, a brother of Lord Ravensworth and an engineer who was a pupil of George Stevenson. It was at Peasmarsh Place that his niece, Alice Liddell, first heard the stories later published as 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. Lewis Carroll was a frequent visitor to-the house.
Listing NGR: TQ8846521804
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 411895
- 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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