Twyn Cottage and Twyn House

Twyn Cottage, 3, Blatchington Road, Seaford

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252612
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1990
List Entry Name:: Twyn Cottage and Twyn House
Statutory Address:: Twyn Cottage, 3, Blatchington Road, Seaford

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252612
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1990
List Entry Name:: Twyn Cottage and Twyn House
Statutory Address 1:: Twyn Cottage, 3, Blatchington Road, Seaford
Statutory Address 2:: Twyn House, 5, Blatchington Road, Seaford

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:: Twyn Cottage, 3, Blatchington Road, Seaford
Statutory Address:: Twyn House, 5, Blatchington Road, Seaford

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

County:: East Sussex
District:: Lewes (District Authority)
Parish:: Seaford
National Grid Reference:: TV 48206 99243

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 12 May 2023 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards

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SEAFORD BLATCHINGTON ROAD No 3 (Twyn Cottage) and No 5 (Twyn House) II Pair of houses, at one time a workhouse. C18, originally of pebbles with brick quoins but in mid C19 rendered over with incised lines to imitate masonry when bay windows were also added. Hipped tiled roof with two cement rendered chimney stacks. Two storeys and attics. Five windows. Three flat-roofed dormers. Three mid C19 canted bays through both floors. No 3 has an intact two storey bay with verticals only and horns and left side casement and C19 gabled porch and plank door. No. 5 has its two bays fitted with C20 alumiwium windows and central pointed oriel also with aluminium window. Open pedimented porch with two centred arch and four-panelled door, the top two panels glazed. Plinth. Rear elevation retains some sliding sashes. Interior of No. 5 retains C18 internal framing of thin scantling with painted brick infilling. Staircase with stick balusters and column newel post.

This building is on the site of the medieval leprosy hospital of St John's. Residents of the workhouse were moved to Eastbourne c.1810 and the building reverted to domestic use..

Listing NGR: TV4820699243

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Legacy System number:: 435618
Legacy System:: LBS

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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.