Old Riding School
OLD RIDING SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262179
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Riding School
- Statutory Address:
- OLD RIDING SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262179
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Riding School
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD RIDING SCHOOL
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:
- OLD RIDING SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Withyham
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 52782 34873
Details
In the entry for:
TQ 53 SW WITHYHAM LEYSDOWN
13/949 Old Riding School
- II
The address shall be amended to read:
TQ 53 SW WITHYHAM LEYSWOOD
13/949 Old Riding School
- II
The list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 13 May 1988.
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WITHYHAM LEYSDOWN TQ 53 SW 13/949 Old Riding School II Indoor riding school, later adapted as cattle shed. c1890 in Arts and Crafts style by Percy Ginham, after 1889 Chief Clerk to Richard Norman Shaw who built the main house 'Leyswood' in 1869 (see Item 6/167). Built of brown brick in stretcher bond with hipped slate roof. Interesting composition of central riding school flanked by stabling. Front has central 5-light gabled dormer forming part of clerestory to riding school and central cambered arched equestrian entrance. 4 brick square buttresses. Stabling range continues each side with a slightly lower sloping roof. Side elevations have 6 gabled 3-light dormers forming clerestory to the riding school and lower sloping roof to stabling. 8 fixed casement windows and 9 doors. Internally the building is lit by the clerestory and the roof is carried by a complex system of iron trusses. Boarded ceiling. Some later partitions and remains of feeding units dating from the building's adaptation for cattle are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: TQ5278234873
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435635
- 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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