Friston Place
FRISTON PLACE, JEVINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1353299
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Friston Place
- Statutory Address:
- FRISTON PLACE, JEVINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1353299
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Friston Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRISTON PLACE, JEVINGTON ROAD
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:
- FRISTON PLACE, JEVINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Dean and Friston
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- TV 54848 98840
Details
FRISTON JEVINGTON ROAD 1. 5208 Friston Place TV 59 NW 27/24 13.10.52
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2. This house was originally called Beechington. The oldest portion was built by the Potman family in the early C15. Later in the C15 it passed to the Selwyn family who occupied it until 1704. It was altered and enlarged by them in the C16 and C17. It is a timber-framed building but the timbering with plaster infilling is only exposed in the north wall. The majority of the building is now faced with flints with stone quoins. Tiled roof. Casement windows with stone mullions. Three storeys. The south front has 6 windows irregularly placed and a chimney breast of flints with stone quoins. Two similar chimney breasts on the north wall. The east or entrance front dates from the mid C17 when the house was extended a few feet in this direction. Red brick. Stringcourse above each floor. Four windows. Four gables with carved bargeboards. Casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms. The first window bay from the right projects and was built out beyond the original doorway, which is now inside the house but retains its old hinge and a bar running into a slot. Over the outer doorway are stones with the initials and dates "T.S,1613" and "P.S.1634". These date-stones were actually removed from the Stables and inserted in this front by J A Maitland about 1896. But the east front of the house probably was built about this time by Thomas Selwyn, who died in 1613, or by his grandson Frederick Selwyn, who died in 1664. The Hall to the left of the main entrance in the east front has a king-post roof. One room has wall paintings.
Listing NGR: TV5484898840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 295129
- 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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