Vernon Cottage
VERNON COTTAGE, PETT ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238401
- Date first listed:
- 25-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Vernon Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- VERNON COTTAGE, PETT ROAD
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238401
- Date first listed:
- 25-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Vernon Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- VERNON COTTAGE, PETT 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:
- VERNON COTTAGE, PETT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Pett
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 86914 13908
Details
TQ 81 SE PETT PETT ROAD
32/49 Vernon Cottage
II
Cottage. Dated 1787 on chimneystack but altered in C20. Ground floor has mathe- matical tiles in Sussex bond with some grey headers. 1st floor tile hung with front hung with some courses of curved tiles. Old tiled roof hipped to right hand side and with left side brick chimneystack with date. Outshut to rear, 2 storeys: 2 windows. C20 3 light metal framed casements to 1st floor. Ground floor has C19 brick gabled weather porch with curved bargeboards and C20 lounge extension. Interior has a very complete survival of internal fittings. There is an open fire- place with 2 alcoves and 2 cupboards with H hinges to the right. An adjoining plank door leads to a wooden winder staircase. Half way up there is a small room in the outshut known as 'the Smugglers', probably used for storage or as a bedroom for less important members of the family. 1st floor bedroom has plank door on pintle hinges and 2 cupboards with L hinges. Beam with run out steps and traces of crossed out figures. Attic has angled queen strut roof with through purlins, pegged in rafters with added ridge piece and old oak floor boards. Outshut also has angled queen post roof. Lounge has run out steps to spine beam and 6 panelled door. Cellar has brick floor and round headed alcove. Attached to the left hand side is a bakehouse with bread oven.
Listing NGR: TQ8691413908
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415912
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 20-Jun-2026 at 17:15:51.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.