Gatekeeper's Cottage
GATEKEEPER'S COTTAGE, THE GROVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252167
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gatekeeper's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GATEKEEPER'S COTTAGE, THE GROVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252167
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gatekeeper's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEKEEPER'S COTTAGE, THE GROVE
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:
- GATEKEEPER'S COTTAGE, THE GROVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rye
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 92060 20703
Details
TQ 9120 + TQ 9220 THE GROVE
1/302 Gatekeeper's
Cottage
II
Former level crossing keeper's cottage shown on OS map as The Gate House.
C1850 for South Eastern and Chatham line. Italianate style. Painted brick with
stone plinth and painted stone quoins and dressings. Shallow pitched Welsh slate
roof with overhanging eaves. Tall central chimneystack. T-plan with small lower-
roofed room, possibly former office or store to rear. C20 flat-roofed brick
extension in north-west corner. Single storey throughout. East elevation has
off-centre 4-panel door with lean-to slate hood which continues from the roof,
supported on curved wooden brackets. To left, a single light round-headed window
with C20 casement, followed by another similar window. To right a similar smaller
window. South elevation has to right a gable end wall with slight forward pro-
jection with moulded cornice, containing coupled round-headed windows with moulded arches
and imposts, with C19 plain sashes. There is a single round-headed window with fixed
light on the return wall. Set back to left, coupled round-headed windows with case-
ments, and set back to left again a single round-headed window with fixed light.
Listing NGR: TQ9206020703
The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1238400. This entry was removed from the List on 3 May 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435106
- 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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