Pottens Mill Farmhouse
POTTENS MILL FARMHOUSE, POTTENS MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270365
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Pottens Mill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- POTTENS MILL FARMHOUSE, POTTENS MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270365
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Pottens Mill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- POTTENS MILL FARMHOUSE, POTTENS MILL 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:
- POTTENS MILL FARMHOUSE, POTTENS MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Heathfield and Waldron
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 61320 24168
Details
HEATHFIELD POTTENS MILL LANE 1.
TQ 62 SW
4/900 BROAD OAK Pottens Mill Farmhouse II
House, formerly farmhouse. Built in 1737 reusing timber from a late medieval hall - house altered in C20. Exterior brick faced in pebble-dash on plinth of large sandstone blocks. Tiled roof with end brick chimney-stacks rendered over. End chimney-stack house of 2 storeys, attics and cellars. 3 windows. At time of survey the 1st floor windows were being replaced by wooden casements with leaded lights. 1 modern flat roofed dormer. Ground floor has 5 light C20 bay with penticed tiled hood above. Central doorcase with sandstone moulded cornice with the initials T and P S and the date 1737. 4 panelled mid C19 door, the top 2 panels glazed. Side elevation has small window to attic and C20 bays below. Catslide roof to rear and C20 brick extension. Large room on ground floor has large open fireplace with wooden bressummer with run out stops and early C16 dais beam with roll moulding to other side. The smaller ground floor room has a sandstone chimneybreast with wooden bressumer with run out stops. 1st floor end right bedroom has C18 brick fireplace with round-headed arch. Central bedroom has early C17 beam with lambs tongue stop. Jowled post and reused beam with mortises for diamond mullioned window, not in situ as jowled post bisects mortises. Roof originally of angled queen-struts but these have been removed. Some plank doors.
Listing NGR: TQ6132024168
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 459535
- 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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