Spring Cottage
SPRING COTTAGE, GILHAM LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262155
- Date first listed:
- 10-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SPRING COTTAGE, GILHAM LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262155
- Date first listed:
- 10-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPRING COTTAGE, GILHAM LANE
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:
- SPRING COTTAGE, GILHAM LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Forest Row
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ4232434955
Details
FOREST ROW GILHAM LANE
TQ 43 SW
(north side)
11/735
Spring Cottage
II
House. Late C16 or possibly early C17; altered later in C17 and subsequently.
Rubblestone plinth; timber framing with plastered wattle and daub infill, the
ground floor underbuilt in late C18-early C19 pinkish brick in Flemish bond, and
the 1st floor of front and right return tile-hung with pointed tiles at front
(probably late C19). Plain tile roof. 2 storeys with attic; originally of 2 bays
with smoke bay at left end, chimney inserted in smoke bay, probably 2nd half Cl7;
and bay added at left end, probably C17. Late-C20 outshut addition at right end
and conservatory at left end not of special interest. Entrance front: mid-late C20
gabled porch on right; to its left 3 diamond-leaded casement windows of 2,2 and
3 lights, the 2nd window is bricked-up former doorway (in line with stack); on
1st floor two 2-light, small-pane, C20 casements; roof skylight; roof hipped on
left, over added bay, with brick stack at left end. Rear: timber frame, exposed
on 1st floor, has midrail and tall panels with slightly curved lower tension
braces; 3 windows on each floor with C20 small-pane casements, that to ground floor
centre bracketed out under pent roof; those on 1st floor small and probably in
original window openings. Skylight on left. Right return: 2-light attic window
with old, diamond-leaded iron-framed left hand light. Interior: timber frame has
jowelled posts, curved lower tension braces and framed partition between right-
hand bays on ground and 1st floors. Central bay on ground floor has large scant-
ling spine-beam with broad chamfer and lambs tongue stops; chamfered and similarly-
stopped joists; chimney built of large sandstone blocks, the fireplace with
chamfered timber bressummer and 2 alcoves at rear. 1st floor room above this has
old, broad, floorboards; brick fireplace with old, board, strap-hinged cupboard
door to left; and in front wall plate, mortices from a former 6-light ovolo-moulded
wood mullion window (2 mullions survive). Right-hand lst-floor room has large-
scantling chamfered spine-beam. Attic: the floor has been raised; window in right
gable has mortices from a former 3-light window with diamond set wood mullions.
Roof has queen-post trusses except for raking queen-strut truss between right-hand
bays (to allow easy passage); clasped purlins; straight windbraces. Inside former
smoke bay the roof timbers and plaster are smoke-blackened.
Listing NGR: TQ4232434955
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435703
- 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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