THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES

THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES, NORTH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1225897
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-1973
List Entry Name:: THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES
Statutory Address:: THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES, NORTH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1225897
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-1973
Date of most recent amendment:: 25-Nov-2003
List Entry Name:: THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES
Statutory Address 1:: THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES, NORTH STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK (NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES, NORTH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: West Sussex
District:: Chichester (District Authority)
Parish:: Petworth
National Park:: SOUTH DOWNS
National Grid Reference:: SU 97732 21885

Details

PETWORTH

427/29/342 NORTH STREET 25-NOV-03 (East side) THE NOOK (NORTH WEST WING), THE NOOK ( NORTH EAST WING, INCLUDING PANDORA'S BOX), HELL'S BELLS CORNER AND CHRISTIES (Formerly listed as: NORTH STREET PREMISES OCCUPIED BY FG FOX, DRAPER; A J BOSS, ANTIQUES; AND THE NOOK (EMPTY)) (Formerly listed as: NORTH STREET PREMISES OCCUPIED BY FG FOX, DRAPER) (Formerly listed as: NORTH STREET PREMISES OCCUPIED BY AJ BOSS, ANTIQUES) (Formerly listed as: NORTH STREET THE NOOK AND SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY MR AJ BOSS AND FG FOX, DRAPER)

GV II House, later subdivided into four properties incorporating three shops. One building. Probable late Mediaeval in origin extended in C17 with C18 and C19 alterations to north east. Timber-framed building with the timbering, including tie beam, curved tension braces and red brick infilling exposed in the north wall. The west front to North Street has the northern timberframed bay exposed with curved braces and plastered infill but the adjoining three bays have been refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile-hanging above and the southern bay is now faced with wooden shingles. Tiled roof. The southern bay has gables facing south and west with carved bargeboards and pendants. Two storeys; six windows to front, mainly casement windows. Three built-out C20 shopfronts. Eastern part of The Nook is faced in stone with some tile-hanging to the first floor near the eastern end. North front has C19 casements but small earlier casment window with leaded lights and grille. South wall to passageway between northern and adjoining bay to south on street front has stonework followed by exposed timberframing with plastered infill to the first floor and C18 red brick to the ground floor on cement plinth. INTERIOR: The north western bay has late mediaeval framing with jowled posts and curved tension braces. The adjoining bays to the north east have early C17 framing with exposed floor joists and there are open fireplaces to ground floor kitchen and first floor lounge with wooden bressumers and the C17 chimneystack is visible. The roof structure above appears to have been replaced in the C18. Exposed wattle and daub. Other parts of the building were not inspected internally.

Listing NGR: SU9774121888

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.