Ashdown House School

ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1286907
Date first listed:
26-Nov-1953
Statutory Address:
ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD
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Ashdown House from the south, c. 2005.
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Date:
2004-08-17
Reference:
IOE01/13066/10
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1286907
Date first listed:
26-Nov-1953
Date of most recent amendment:
31-Dec-1982
Statutory Address 1:
ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD

Location

Statutory Address:
ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD

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:
TQ 44525 35725

Details

FOREST ROW HARTFIELD ROAD 1. 5208 Ashdown House School (formerly listed as TQ 43 NW 4/7 Ashdown House) 26.11.53 II* 2. Circa 1790. One of the 2 known works of the Sussex Architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who emigrated to America in 1795. Square mansion of 3 storeys and 3 windows on each front. Ashlar. Semi-circular portico, now glazed, of 3 Ionic columns and 2 pilasters with an iron railing over. French window in arcading on ground floor on each side of the portico. Venetian shutters on ground and first floors. Cornice above first floor. The top floor is built in 3 sections, the outer ones flush with the lower portion of the house and joined by a parapet. The centre section behind this recessed and slate hung. One window in each section. Slate roof. Large modern additions to north.

Listing NGR: TQ4452535725

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296058
Legacy System:
LBS

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