Manor Cottages
MANOR COTTAGES, 1-5, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1274791
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR COTTAGES, 1-5, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1274791
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-1961
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- MANOR COTTAGES, 1-5, THE STREET
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:
- MANOR COTTAGES, 1-5, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sedlescombe
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ7806618038
Details
TQ 7818-7918 SEDLESCOMBE THE STREET
(west side)
43/7 Nos 1 - 5 (consecutive)
Manor Cottages
3.8.61 (Formerly listed under
Sedlescombe Street)
GV I
This is one of the finest timber-framed buildings in Sussex, of Kentish quality.
T-shaped house, now 5 dwellings. Fine timber-framed building. The centre projection
and the wing to the North C15 and close-studded. The projection has its first
floor oversailing on a moulded bressummer and brackets. On first floor, oriel
window of 2 tiers of 6 lights, the end lights splayed, with wooden mullions
and transom, diamond-shaped or square leaded panels and the date 1611 over the
window. On each side of this oriel are 2 small fixed original windows with
old green glass. Above the projection is a gable oversailing on a carved bressummer
with an attic window containing old green glass. The North wing has a bay on
both floors with ornamental timbering between the storeys and a small gable
over with carved bargeboards and pendant. The South wing is a C16 addition,
the first floor partly tile-hung, the ground floor of its South wall rebuilt
in red brick. Tiled roof. Casement windows with diamond-shaped or small square
leaded panes. Two storeys. Six windows.
Listing NGR: TQ7806618038
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 414156
- 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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