Bush Barn Cottage
BUSH BARN COTTAGE, SILVERHILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245939
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Bush Barn Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BUSH BARN COTTAGE, SILVERHILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245939
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Bush Barn Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BUSH BARN COTTAGE, SILVERHILL
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:
- BUSH BARN COTTAGE, SILVERHILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Salehurst and Robertsbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ7391625048
Details
1917/0/10046
03-JUL-01
SALEHURST
SILVERHILL
Robertsbridge
Bush Barn Cottage
II
Cottage. Northern bay of c1659, southern bay circa 1700, mainly refenestrated in C20 and with small rear late C20 addition. Timberframed, ground floor to front elevation now painted brick and first floor tile-hung but frame visible to first floor of right hand side with large daub panels. Steeply pitched pegtiled roof with central brick chimneystack. Two storeys:two windows. Mainly C20 casement windows of traditional type. Central gabled wooden porch on wooden piers. Catslide roof to rear. Small C20 flat-roofed extension. 1659 plan form was a one bay lobby entrance wayside cottage, possibly with outshot to which a further bay with outshot was added circa 1700.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but according to a Rape of Hastings report there are two open fireplaces with plain timber lintels, shaped jowls to principal posts and both sections have original roof of paired rafter type, the south part having a hipped terminal with high-set collar.
HISTORY: Referred to in John Lord's tithe book in 1659 as the new house of Darsey Anscombe occupied by Richard Loaver "which is on the left hand and mid way between Northbridge Street and the windmill which hath gone". The property was being assessed for tithes. One bay C17wayside cottages are rare in Sussex.
[ David Martin "The Rape of Hastings Architectural Survey" Report no 79.]
Listing NGR: TQ7391625048
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487710
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Martin, D, The Rape of Hastings Architectural Survey Report in 79, ()
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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