The Old Dairy Market (Including Rear Part of Rye Town Wall)

THE OLD DAIRY MARKET (INCLUDING REAR PART OF RYE TOWN WALL), CINQUE PORT STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1252200
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
The Old Dairy Market (Including Rear Part of Rye Town Wall)
Statutory Address:
THE OLD DAIRY MARKET (INCLUDING REAR PART OF RYE TOWN WALL), CINQUE PORT STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1252200
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
The Old Dairy Market (Including Rear Part of Rye Town Wall)
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD DAIRY MARKET (INCLUDING REAR PART OF RYE TOWN WALL), CINQUE PORT STREET

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
THE OLD DAIRY MARKET (INCLUDING REAR PART OF RYE TOWN WALL), CINQUE PORT STREET

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 91938 20408

Details

TQ9120 & TQ9220 CINQUE PORT STREET

1/300 The Old Dairy Market (including at rear part of Rye town wall) II

Dairy building and part of Rye town wall. Mid to late C18 dairy building abuts or incorporates C14 town wall at rear. Rubble with brick quoining to corners and jambs to ground floor, timber frame with weatherboard cladding to upper floor, hipped plain tile roof. Remains of rubble faced town wall partly refaced or heightened in brick. C18 range at rear of forecourt entered from street, early C20 single storey wing to right of forecourt is not of special interest. Front has a pair of early C20 sliding garage doors to left and a single and similar door to right all with upper glazed panels with glazing bars. No windows to front on upper floor, but evidence of an infilled window at left hand end and a C20 window at right hand end. Interior: On ground floor two rooms separated by a rubble wall. Upper floor not inspected. The principal feature of special interest is the length of C14 town wall.

Listing NGR: TQ9193820408

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
435104
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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